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A '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' among surgeons has been reported by the ''South China Morning Post''.<ref name="scmp2024">{{REFnews | A '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' among surgeons has been reported by the ''South China Morning Post''.<ref name="scmp2024">{{REFnews | ||
|title=‘Sexual shame’: China holds online professional circumcision contest to correct misconceptions, promote positive attitudes, levels of acceptance | |title=‘Sexual shame’: China holds online professional circumcision contest to correct misconceptions, promote positive attitudes, levels of acceptance | ||
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|quote=For many people on the mainland, circumcision is viewed as a “shameful body modification” and there is a lack of accurate understanding of the procedure. | |quote=For many people on the mainland, circumcision is viewed as a “shameful body modification” and there is a lack of accurate understanding of the procedure. | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> The contest appears to have been organized by a Chinese [[medical trade association]] to promote the services of its urologist members. | ||
The reasons for these circumcisions are unclear. The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] has long stated that "there are no medical indications for [[circumcision]] in the neonatal period."<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook | The reasons for these circumcisions are unclear. The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] has long stated that "there are no medical indications for [[circumcision]] in the neonatal period."<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> Religions that require [[circumcision]] are little practiced in [[China]]. | ||
The article alluded to a possible improvement in sexual function,<ref name="scmp2024" /> however there is little, if any evidence to support that view.<ref>{{REFweb | The article alluded to a possible improvement in sexual function,<ref name="scmp2024" /> however there is little, if any evidence to support that view.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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The SCMP reports a prevalence of circumcision of 14 percent in China, which is far in excess of all medical requirements. | The SCMP reports a prevalence of circumcision of 14 percent in [[China]],<ref name="scmp2024" /> which is far in excess of all medical requirements. Gordon & Collin (1993) estimated that only 1 to 2 percent of boys actually need a circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|title=Save the Normal Foreskin | |||
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|date=1993-01-02 | |||
|volume=306 | |||
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|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1676363/pdf/bmj00001-0005.pdf | |||
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|DOI=10.1136/bmj.306.6869.1 | |||
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}}</ref> Pan et al. (2012) reported that [[adult circumcision| circumcisions are done later]] when needed to treat tight [[foreskin]], so the prevalence of [[circumcision]] is only 2.66 percent.<ref>{{REFjournal | |||
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|title=Acceptability of early infant male circumcision among chinese parents: strategy implications of HIV prevention for china | |||
|journal=BMC Public Health | |||
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|date=2012-09-04 | |||
|volume=12 | |||
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|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549833/pdf/1471-2458-12-738.pdf | |||
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|quote=China lacks the history and cultural norms endorsing circumcision. | |||
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|DOI=10.1186/1471-2458-12-738 | |||
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Zhang (2024) reported the cost of each [[circumcision]] surgery in [[China]] to be US$270-US$540,<ref name="scmp2024" /> so the practice of circumcision in [[China]] may be driven more by money than medical necessity. | |||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:Circumcision]] | [[Category:Circumcision]] | ||
[[Category:Male circumcision]] | |||
[[Category:China]] | [[Category:China]] | ||
[[de:Chinesischer Beschneidungswettbewerb]] | |||