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'''Complete penile amputation''' is perhaps the most tragic of all of the many complications of non-therapeutic infant [[circumcision]]. It refers to the total, complete ablation<ref>{{REFweb
'''Complete penile amputation''' is perhaps the most tragic of all of the many complications of non-therapeutic infant [[circumcision]].<ref name="romberg2021">{{REFbook
|last=Romberg
|first=Rosemary
|init=
|author-link=Rosemary Romberg
|year=2021
|title=Circumcision — The Painful Dilemma
|url=https://circumcisionthepainfuldilemma.wordpress.com/
|work=
|editor=[[Ulf Dunkel]]
|edition=Second Edition, Revised
|volume=
|chapter=Loss of Penis
|scope=
|page=
|pages=291-5
|location=
|publisher=Kindle
|ISBN=23: 979-8683021252
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|accessdate=2023-08-31
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}}</ref> It refers to the total, complete ablation<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ablation
  |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ablation
  |title=Ablation
  |title=Ablation
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Bradley et al. (1998) presented two cases of ablatio penis and discuss various ways of managing the condition. The first case presented is the same one later publicized by [[John Colapinto]].<ref name="bradley1998">{{REFjournal
Bradley et al. (1998) presented two cases of ablatio penis and discuss various ways of managing the condition. The first case presented is the same one later publicized by [[John Colapinto]].<ref name="bradley1998">{{REFjournal
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  |last=Bradley
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  |title=Experiment of nurture: ablatio penis at 2 months, sex reassignment at 7 months, and a psychosexual follow-up in young adulthood  
  |title=Experiment of nurture: ablatio penis at 2 months, sex reassignment at 7 months, and a psychosexual follow-up in young adulthood  
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==Penis amputators==
* [[Jean-Marie Huot]] of Winnipeg, [[Canada]], who amputated the [[penis]] of [[David Reimer]].
* [[Hershel Goldman]] of Melbourne, [[Australia]], who amputated the [[penis]] of two boys while performing [[Brit Milah]].
==Xhosa circumcision==
==Xhosa circumcision==
The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is the home of the Xhosa people. The culture of the Xhosa includes many traditional practices, including a rite of passage to manhood called ''Ulwaluko''. Ulwaluko includes a circumcision by a traditional practitioner. The circumcisions are not performed in accordance with modern medical practice. They are notorious for loss of penile skin, infection, gangrene, <b>total loss of the penis</b>, and even death.<ref>{{REFnews
The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is the home of the Xhosa people. The culture of the Xhosa includes many traditional practices, including a rite of passage to manhood called ''Ulwaluko''. Ulwaluko includes a circumcision by a traditional practitioner. The circumcisions are not performed in accordance with modern medical practice. They are notorious for loss of penile skin, [[infection]], [[gangrene]], '''total loss of the penis''', and even [[death]].<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/1996-07-19SouthAfrica/
|title=Initiation horror as four dead
|last=
|first=
|date=1996-07-19
|accessdate=2022-02-16
}}</ref> <ref>{{REFnews
  |title=Circumcision leaves 24 dead, 100 in hospital
  |title=Circumcision leaves 24 dead, 100 in hospital
  |url=http://www.cirp.org/news/thestar07-16-02/
  |url=http://www.cirp.org/news/thestar07-16-02/
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}}</ref> Ulwaluko is viewed as an important part of Xhosa culture, so there is little interest on the part of governmental authorities on regulating the practice.
}}</ref> Ulwaluko is viewed as an important part of Xhosa culture, so there is little interest on the part of governmental authorities on regulating the practice.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.ulwaluko.co.za/Home.html
|title=Ulwaluko
|last=
|first=
|date=
|accessdate=2022-02-16
|quote=The incompetence and indifference of the traditional leaders is astounding.
}}</ref>
===Life without a penis===
Mia Malan (2013) discussed the difficulties of life without a [[penis]].<ref name="malan2013">{{REFnews
|title=The boys who lost their manhood
|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-08-16-00-the-boys-who-lost-their-manhood/
|last=Malan
|first=Mia
|init=
|author-link=
|last2=
|init2=
|author2-link=
|publisher=Mail & Guardian
|website=
|date=2013-08-16
|accessdate=2022-02-16
|quote=
}}</ref>
===Penile transplant===


The first succesful penile transplant<ref>{{REFjournal
The first succesful penile transplant<ref>{{REFjournal
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  |title=Penile allotransplantation for penis amputation following ritual circumcision: a case report with 24 months of follow-up
  |title=Penile allotransplantation for penis amputation following ritual circumcision: a case report with 24 months of follow-up
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}}</ref> was the result of a loss of a boy's penis during the ulwaluko initation.<ref>{{REFweb
}}</ref> was the result of a loss of a boy's penis during the ulwaluko initation.<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-31876219
  |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-31876219
|archived=
  |title=South Africans perform first 'successful' penis transplant
  |title=South Africans perform first 'successful' penis transplant
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|language=
  |last=Gallagher
  |last=Gallagher
  |first=James
  |first=James
|init=J
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  |publisher=BBC News
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{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Amputation]]
* [[Amputation]]
* [[Canada]]
* [[David Reimer]]
* [[David Reimer]]
* [[Northside Hospital]]
* [[Ulwaluko]]
* [[Ulwaluko]]
{{REF}}
{{REF}}


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