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The Daily Squeeze: Circumcision, Crazy Bras, And Producing Heirs

Posted by: Catherine Strawn Filed in: news
8:00AM, Tuesday March 25th 2008

The rate of infant male circumcision has decreased significantly since the 1930s and 1940s, at least in the U.K. Some people see circumcision as a form of genital mutilation, and there are even operations that reverse the procedure. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? [The Times, U.K.]

Soroptimist, a volunteer organization, held its annual “Bras for a Cause” fund raiser in Glendale, CA, last weekend. Creatively designed bras with names like “Yosemit-D Bra” and “Snorkeling in Bra-zil Bra” were auctioned off, with the proceeds going to breast cancer healing and research. [UPI]

Women who are confident, assertive, and influential with a strong sense of self have high levels of testosterone and tend to produce sons, while mothers of girls tend to have lower testosterone and be more nurturing, empathetic, and tolerant, according to a reproductive scientist’s controversial research. This would been a handy piece of information for rulers like Louis XVI and Henry VIII. [The Times, U.K.]

comments

Kiki T
wrote on March 25 2008 @ 09:54 am: [report]

About the factoid about babies…I thought it was in the man’s sperm that the sex was decided?

Catherine
wrote on March 25 2008 @ 10:05 am: [report]

I think there are many factors that come into play, so it’s not a sure thing—Hillary had a girl, and I bet her level of testosterone is pretty high up there.

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