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===Usual age for circumcision===
===Usual age for circumcision===


Most Korean males are [[circumcised]] not in infancy but at puberty, as teenagers or in their 20s, so it is now viewed as a "rite of passage".  [[Circumcision]] in infancy is rare in South Korea.<ref name="kim1999" /> Ku ''et al''. (2003) reported "a positive attitude toward circumcision in South Korean men, linking it with hygienic practices." They also reported the decision to circumcise was most often made by parents.<ref name="ku2003">{{REFjournal
Most Korean males are [[circumcised]] not in infancy but at [[puberty]], as teenagers or in their 20s, so it is now viewed as a "rite of passage".  [[Circumcision]] in infancy is rare in South Korea.<ref name="kim1999" /> Ku ''et al''. (2003) reported "a positive attitude toward circumcision in South Korean men, linking it with hygienic practices." They also reported the decision to circumcise was most often made by parents.<ref name="ku2003">{{REFjournal
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[[Category:Countries]]
 
[[Category:Male circumcision]]
[[Category:Male circumcision]]
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[[Category:Human rights]]
[[Category:Human rights]]


[[Category:Korea]]
[[Category:Korea]]