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=== [[Acrotomophilia]] ===
=== [[Acrotomophilia]] ===
==Psychological issues of amputation and loss of function==
==Psychological issues of amputation and loss of function==
The human [[foreskin]] has numerous protective, immunological, and sexual functions. Amputation of the foreskin completely terminates those functions.
British doctors Maguire & Parkes (1998) reported persons who have lost a body part to amputation must grieve the loss. Amputees may experience anxiety and depression from their loss.<ref>{{REFjournal
British doctors Maguire & Parkes (1998) reported persons who have lost a body part to amputation must grieve the loss. Amputees may experience anxiety and depression from their loss.<ref>{{REFjournal
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  |DOI=10.1136/bmj.316.7137.1086
  |DOI=10.1136/bmj.316.7137.1086
  |accessdate=2026-03-28
  |accessdate=2026-03-28
}}</ref>
}}</ref> [[Suicide]] after [[circumcision]] has been reported.


=== Apotemnophilia ===
=== Apotemnophilia ===