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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the surgical cutting of a nerve, usually in the hope of relieving pain. This is seldom justified nowadays, is not always effective and will usually have serious side effects.<ref>{{REFweb | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the surgical cutting of a nerve, usually in the hope of relieving pain. This is seldom justified nowadays, is not always effective and will usually have serious side effects, but without the appropriate rigorous ethical/scientific scrutiny.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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Professor Alfonso Cepeda-Emiliani, in a presentation in Brisbane, Australia, has called attention to the unethical nature of the practice. He reports it was first introduced by Brazilian surgeons in the 1980s as a treatment for premature ejaculation. It has since spread to many areas of the world. | Professor Alfonso Cepeda-Emiliani, in a presentation in Brisbane, Australia, has called attention to the unethical nature of the practice. He reports it was first introduced by Brazilian surgeons in the 1980s as a treatment for premature ejaculation. It has since spread to many areas of the world.<ref name="brisbane2025">{{REFconference | ||
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Neurotomy is the surgical cutting of a nerve, usually in the hope of relieving pain. This is seldom justified nowadays, is not always effective and will usually have serious side effects, but without the appropriate rigorous ethical/scientific scrutiny.[1]
Professor Alfonso Cepeda-Emiliani, in a presentation in Brisbane, Australia, has called attention to the unethical nature of the practice. He reports it was first introduced by Brazilian surgeons in the 1980s as a treatment for premature ejaculation. It has since spread to many areas of the world.[2]
References
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Anonymous (2005). Neurotomy
, The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 4 October 2025. - ↑
Cepeda-Emiliani, Alfonso: The dark side of urology: exposing decades of unethical and ongoing experimental penile neurotomy practices, Brisbane. 27th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS 2025). (18 June 2025) Retrieved 4 October 2025.
