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* '''Incision:''' The [[foreskin]] is incised one or more times.
* '''Incision:''' The [[foreskin]] is incised one or more times.
* '''Subincision''' ([[Aborigines]]): The [[penis]] is cut so deep on the underside that the [[urethra]] is cut open lengthways (partially or completely). Widespread [[infection]] can develop, and it is not uncommon for them to end [[death|fatally]].
* '''Subincision''' ([[Aborigines]]): The [[penis]] is cut so deep on the underside that the [[urethra]] is cut open lengthways (partially or completely). Widespread [[infection]] can develop, and it is not uncommon for them to end [[death|fatally]].
* '''Sewing metal bells into the [[skin]]''' ([[India]]): This is said to enable men to better satisfy women.
* '''Sewing metal bells into the [[skin]]''' (India): This is said to enable men to better satisfy women.
* '''Sewing bamboo or metal balls (ampallangs) into the glans or penis shaft''' (Indonesia, Korea, Natives of the Philippines): This should stimulate the future partner's [[clitoris]] better.
* '''Sewing bamboo or metal balls (ampallangs) into the glans or penis shaft''' (Indonesia, Korea, Natives of the Philippines): This should stimulate the future partner's [[clitoris]] better.
* '''Skinning the penis''' (Dowayos in Cameroon).<ref name="dowayo"/>
* '''Skinning the penis''' (Dowayos in Cameroon).<ref name="dowayo"/>
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[[Penile cancer]] is an extremely rare form of cancer. It mostly occurs in older men, and most doctors do not recommend infant circumcision as a preventive measure. Penile cancer can occur in both [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men: The maggot study (an ongoing study of penile cancer at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle) found that 37% of penile cancers occur in [[circumcised]] men.<ref name="cirp-faq"/>
[[Penile cancer]] is an extremely rare form of cancer. It mostly occurs in older men, and most doctors do not recommend infant circumcision as a preventive measure. Penile cancer can occur in both [[circumcised]] and [[intact]] men: The maggot study (an ongoing study of penile cancer at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle) found that 37% of penile cancers occur in [[circumcised]] men.<ref name="cirp-faq"/>


There are "claims that the incidence of cervical carcinoma (cancer of the cervix or cervix) increased in women after sexual intercourse with [[foreskinned]] men through the transmission of [[smegma]]. This relationship has been rejected by researchers as scientifically implausible."<ref>{{REFweb
There are "claims that the incidence of cervical carcinoma (cancer of the [[cervix]]) increased in women after sexual intercourse with [[foreskinned]] men through the transmission of [[smegma]]. This relationship has been rejected by researchers as scientifically implausible."<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=http://www.lumrix.de/medizin/urologie/zirkumzision.html
  |url=http://www.lumrix.de/medizin/urologie/zirkumzision.html
  |title=LuMriX.net: Zirkumzision
  |title=LuMriX.net: Zirkumzision
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== South Africa ==
== South Africa ==
In 2009, until 15 August 2009, 53 boys died as a result of improper circumcision in South Africa, while thirteen boys suffered penile amputations.<ref name="dispatch">{{REFweb
In 2009, until 15 August 2009, 53 boys died as a result of improper circumcision in [[South Africa]], while thirteen boys suffered penile amputations.<ref name="dispatch">{{REFweb
  |url=http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=337230
  |url=http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=337230
  |title=Dispatch Online
  |title=Dispatch Online
}}</ref> Dehydration, hypothermia, blood poisoning, heavy [[bleeding]], and the fact that most boys don't seek help until it's too late are the most common causes. The circumcisions are performed without anesthetics using traditional circumcision tools.
}}</ref> Dehydration, hypothermia, blood poisoning, heavy [[bleeding]], and the fact that most boys don't seek help until it's too late are the most common causes. The circumcisions are performed without anesthetics using traditional circumcision tools.


Many more young people are admitted to hospitals with inflamed or mutilated genitals. Gangrene results in the loss of the glans in some.
Many more young people are admitted to hospitals with inflamed or mutilated genitals. [[Gangrene]] results in the loss of the [[glans]] in some.


Dimaza: "Apparently some were taken to hospital very late, so there is nothing the doctors can do for them. Your manhood just falls off."<ref name="dispatch"/><ref>{{REFnews
Dimaza: "Apparently some were taken to hospital very late, so there is nothing the doctors can do for them. Your manhood just falls off."<ref name="dispatch"/><ref>{{REFnews
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* Female circumciser
* Female circumciser
* [[Doctors opposing circumcision]]
* [[Doctors opposing circumcision]]
* [[Pain]]
* Sexuality
* Sexuality
* [[Trauma]]
* Violence
* Violence
* [[Genital mutilation/Table]]
* [[Genital mutilation/Table]]
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* [[International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation]]
* [[International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation]]
* [[Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy]]
* [[Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy]]
 
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/nurses-against-circumcision/
|title=Nurses on the Frontline: Exposing the Brutal Reality of Circumcision
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-08-09
|accessdate=2024-09-05
}}
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