The purpose of this investigation was to compare the effectiveness of dorsal penile nerve block and topical lidocaine–prilocaine anesthesia techniques for pain relief during circumcision. In total, 18 ...

Multiple studies evaluating the effectiveness of nonpharmacologic interventions for the reduction of circumcision pain have been performed. In general, these measures have been found to be ineffective ...

"Circumcision is the only new HIV prevention method to demonstrate consistent efficacy in randomized controlled trials," notes co-principal investigator Dr. Philip S. Li, associate research professor ...