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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=
|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.
{{REF}}
[[Category:Circumcision]]
[[Category:Male circumcision]]
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