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Circumcision

The term Metzitza b'Peh refers to the act in which the mohel, who performs the Jewish ritual circumcision, sucks the blood from the wound with his mouth. The term comes from Hebrew and literally means ‘sucking with the mouth’.

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Genetic changes by Metzitza b’Peh

Genetic changes of many Jewish people by Metzitza b’Peh The only genetic group attributes that are – relatively speaking – more common in Jewish people than in Non-Jewish persons are CCR5 gene 32-basepair deletion and probably also CCR2-64i and SDF1-S’A. CCR5 gene 32-basepair deletion in one or both gene strands

Purpose of circumcision with Metzitza b’Peh

The purpose of Jewish circumcision, including the Metzitza b’Peh is to transmit HSV-1, retroviruses (e.g. HIV) and the CCR5 32-basepair deletion mutation from the mohel to the baby * by non-negotiable performance on the eighth day while the baby is in a state of “immunological tolerance” * by the non-negotiable

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