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Male circumcision is a surgical [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] from the penis that severs nerves and blood vessels that provide blood to the [[penis]].
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Foley (1966), a West Virginia physician , stated, :
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"One possible result of circumcision is impotence: Impotence seems to be frequent in circumcised men, but rare among the uncircumcised."<ref>{{REFjournal
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Fink et al. (2002) surveyed 132 men [[circumcised]] as adults. The authors stated, "Adult circumcision appears to result in worsened erectile function…"<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Adult circumcision outcomes study: effect on erectile function, penile sensitivity, sexual activity and satisfaction
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|journal=J Urol
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|date=2002-05
|volume=167
|issue=5
|pages=2113-6
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==Summary==
One case report that reports a single case of erectile dysfunction and impotence after [[child circumcision]] has been identified and four papers that report erectile dysfunction and impotence after [[adult circumcision]], including 232 cases of erectile dysfunction and impotence in adult males, have been identified.
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* [[Erection]]
* [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin]]
* [[Foreskin]]
* [[Sexual injury of circumcision]]
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1o4kvc4/comment/nj3bkac/
|title=Learning to love my foreskin
|publisher=REDDIT
|date=2025-10-12
|accessdate=2025-10-13
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[[Category:Circumcision]]
[[Category:Circumcision complication]]
[[Category:Education]]
[[Category:Male genital mutilation]]