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* This statement claims that non-therapeutic circumcision is safe "when performed by an experienced operator", however, infant circumcision is frequently assigned to the most junior and least-experienced operator.
* This statement claims that circumcision prevents [[phimosis]] and [[paraphimosis]], however , these are normal developmental conditions and not diseases.
* This statement claims that circumcision prevents [[Balanitis| balanoposthitis]], however, the treatment for this inflammation depends on accurate diagnosis of the cause, followed by appropriate treatment.
* This statement claims that circumcision reduces [[urinary tract infection]] (UTI) by 90 percent, but it ignores the immunological functions of the [[intact]] foreskin.<ref>{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The proper treatment for UTI is anti-microbial, not surgery.<ref name="McCracken 1989">{{REFjournal
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* This statement claims that circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection in Africa by 60 percent, however , the RCTs on which is based have been shown to have disabling statistical faults with only a 1 percent reduction at best.<ref>{{BoyleGJ HillG 2011}}</ref>* This statement proposes [[circumcision]] as a treatment for [[phimosis]] in boys, however , makes no mention of the effectiveness of non-invasive manual [[stretching]] to relieve phimosis and paraphimosis.* This statement proposes circumcision as a treatment for [[Balanitis| balanoposthitis]] , but fails to mention conservative, non-invasive, accurate diagnosis of the cause and specific appropriate treatment as a better alternative.<ref name="edwards1996">{{REFjournal
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