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The first recorded non-religious circumcision of a boy occurred in 1870 when [[Lewis Albert Sayre]] circumcised a boy of five years of age for paralysis. Sayre then continued to advocate circumcision for numerous reasons until his death in 1900. According to Sayre, circumcision was recommended for paralysis, epilepsy, hernia, lunacy, curvature of the spine, and clubfoot.
Moses (1871) advocated circumcision to prevent [[masturbation]].<ref name="Moses1871">{{REFjournal
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|title=The value of circumcision as a hygienic and therapeutic measure
|journal=New York Medical Journal
|date=1871-11
|volume=14
|issue=4
|pages=368-74
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