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Study: Male circumcision just after birth does not increase autism risk (hub.jhu.edu)

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/science/p/1324325/study-male-circumcision-just-after-birth-does-not-increase-autism-risk

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/onion/p/1324284/study-male-circumcision-just-after-birth-does-not-increase-autism-risk

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[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 20 points 7 hours ago

"Parents have been concerned about this potential circumcision-autism connection, but hopefully these findings may help allay their fears," says senior author Monica McGrath

Dear Dr. McGrath,

Which parents?

Sincerely,

Sane people

[-] RustySharp@programming.dev 9 points 6 hours ago

The ones who wouldn't be persuaded by peer reviewed studies anyway, because they did their research.

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