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|date=
|accessdate=2011-04-08
}}</ref> The topical anaesthetic only serves to numb the area to lessen the pain of the injection, but studies have shown that a dorsal penile ring block is not always effective in stopping the [[Pain| pain of circumcision]].<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Taeusch
|first=H. William
|date=1986-08
|accessdate=2020-08-07
}}</ref> During the [[circumcision]], the child is given sugar pacifiers to "reduce his pain perceptions",<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=During the circumcision, your son will receive sugar pacifiers to suck on which reduce his pain perceptions.
|url=http://www.pollockclinics.com/circumcision/circumcision-before.html