Table 4.

Studies finding no overall adverse effect of male circumcision on sexual function, sensation, and satisfaction, together with published critiques and author responses

Quality	Reference	Published critiques	Author responses
1++, A	Kigozi et al 20087	Bowa 20089	Gray & Kigozi 200810
		Daar 200811
	Drenth 200813	Gray 200814
1++, A	Krieger et al 20088	–	–
1+, A	Cox et al 201512	–	–
1+, A	Morris & Krieger 201315	Boyle 201516	Morris & Krieger17
1+, A	Tian et al 201318	–	–
1+, A	Yang et al 201819	–	–
1+, A	Shabanzadeh et al 201620	Frisch & Earp22	Shabanzadeh et al23
2++, B	Brito et al 201724	–	–
2++, B	Nordstrom et al 201727	–	–
2++, B	Galukande et al 201728	–	–
2++, B	Laumann et al 199730	–	–
2++, B	Ferris et al 201031
2++, B	Son et al 201032	–	–
2++, B	Hoschke et al 201433	–	–
2++, B	Homfray et al 201535	–	–
2++, B	Chinkoyo & Pather 201536	–	–
2++, B	Jönsson et al 201537	–	–
2++, B	Collins et al 200238	Casella 200239	Collins reply40
2++, B	Fink et al 200241	–	–
2++, B	Senkul et al 200442	Denniston & Hill 200443	Senkul et al 200445
		Boyle 200444	Senkul et al 200445
2++, B	Masood et al 200546	–	–
2++, B	Cortés-González 200947	–	–
2++, B	Dias et al 201348	–	–
2++, B	Yang et al 201449
2++, B	Gao et al 201550
2++, B	Waldinger et al 200551	–	–
2++, B	Waldinger et al 200953	–	–
2++, B	Senol et al 200854	–	–
2++, B	Alp et al 201455	–	–
2++, B	Xia et al 201658	–	–
2++, B	Bleustein et al 200559	–	–
2++, B	Payne et al 200760	Taylor 200762	Payne 200763
2++, B	Bossio et al 201664	Frisch 201665	Bossio et al 201668
	Rotta 201666	Bossio et al 201668
	Van Howe et al67	Bossio et al 201668
	Earp 201669
2++, B	Malkoc et al 201275	–	–
2++, B	Zulu et al 201576	–	–
2++, B	Aydur et al 200777	–	–
2++, B	Armagan et al 201478	–	–
2++, B	Cucegoglu 201279	–	–
2++, B	Aydogmus 201680	–	–