Metzitzah b'peh
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Metzitzah b'peh is a Jewish religious male circumcision ceremony, performed on the eighth day of a male infant's life. Sometimes seen as controversial, for reasons such as it in its traditional form involving the circumciser briefly sucking on the penis afterwards, which has been argued to cause a risk of transmitting herpes.
External links
- How to Protect Your Infant Against Herpes Virus Infection Caused by metzitzah b’peh at NYC Department of Health and Hygiene
- On Blood Rituals