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A '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' among surgeons has been reported by the ''South China Morning Post''.<ref name="scmp2024">{{REFnews
|title=‘Sexual shame’: China holds online professional circumcision contest to correct misconceptions, promote positive attitudes, levels of acceptance
|format=
|quote=For many people on the mainland, circumcision is viewed as a “shameful body modification” and there is a lack of accurate understanding of the procedure.
}}</ref>The contest appears to have been organized by a Chinese [[medical trade association]] to promote the services of its urologist members.
The reasons for these circumcisions are unclear. The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] has long stated that "there are no medical indications for [[circumcision]] in the neonatal period."<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook
|ISBN=
|accessdate=2024-03-21
}}</ref> Religions that require [[circumcision ]] are little practiced in [[China]].
The article alluded to a possible improvement in sexual function,<ref name="scmp2024" /> however there is little, if any evidence to support that view.<ref>{{REFweb
}}</ref>
The SCMP reports a prevalence of circumcision of 14 percent in [[China]], <ref name="scmp2024" /> which is far in excess of all medical requirements. Gordon & Collin (1993) estimated that only 1 to 2 percent of boys actually need a circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Gordon |first= |init=A |author-link= |last2=Collin |first2= |init2=J |author2-link= |etal=no |title=Save the Normal Foreskin |trans-title= |language= |journal=BMJ |location= |date=1993-01-02 |volume=306 |issue=6869 |pages=1-2 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1676363/pdf/bmj00001-0005.pdf |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=8435567 |pubmedCID=1676363 |DOI=10.1136/bmj.306.6869.1 |format=PDF |accessdate=2024-03-21}}</ref> Pan et al. (2012) reported that [[adult circumcision| circumcisions are done later]] when needed to treat tight [[foreskin]], so the prevalence of [[circumcision]] is only 2.66 percent.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Pan |first= |init=L |author-link= |last2=Zhang |first2= |init2=A |author2-link= |last3=Shen |first3= |init3=R |author3-link= |last4=Wang |first4= |init4=Z |author4-link= |etal=no |title=Acceptability of early infant male circumcision among chinese parents: strategy implications of HIV prevention for china |journal=BMC Public Health |location= |date=2012-09-04 |volume=12 |issue= |article=738 |page= |pages= |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549833/pdf/1471-2458-12-738.pdf |archived= |quote=China lacks the history and cultural norms endorsing circumcision. |pubmedID=22946988 |pubmedCID=3549833 |DOI=10.1186/1471-2458-12-738 |doi= |format=PDF |accessdate=2024-03-21}}</ref> Zhang (2024) reported the cost of each [[circumcision]] surgery in [[China]] to be US$270-US$540,<ref name="scmp2024" /> so the practice of circumcision in [[China]] may be driven more by money than medical necessity.
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