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[[File:Flag_of_South_Korea.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of South Korea]]

'''South Korea''', a traditionally non-circumcising nation, nevertheless, adopted the practice of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] during and after the Korean War (1950-53). The adoption of [[circumcision]] may be traced to 1950, when the [[United States]], which was then a nation devoted to circumcision, intervened in the Korean War (1950-53) and large numbers of mostly [[circumcised]] American troops, attended by mostly [[circumcised doctors]] in the American medical ~~corp~~, were sent into South Korea to aid in its defense.<ref name="kim1999">{{REFjournal

'''South Korea''', a traditionally non-circumcising nation, nevertheless, adopted the practice of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] during and after the Korean War (1950-53). The adoption of [[circumcision]] may be traced to 1950, when the [[United States]], which was then a nation devoted to circumcision, intervened in the Korean War (1950-53) and large numbers of mostly [[circumcised]] American troops, attended by mostly [[circumcised doctors]] in the American medical corps, were sent into South Korea to aid in its defense.<ref name="kim1999">{{REFjournal

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===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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* [[Dai Sik Kim]]

* [[Foreskin restoration information for circumcised teens]]

* [[Intact South Korea]]

* [[Human rights]]

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[[Category:Male circumcision]]

[[Category:Country]]

[[Category:Human rights]]

[[Category:Korea]]

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 [[File:Flag_of_South_Korea.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of South Korea]]
-'''South Korea''', a traditionally non-circumcising nation, nevertheless, adopted the practice of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] during and after the Korean War (1950-53). The adoption of [[circumcision]] may be traced to 1950, when the [[United States]], which was then a nation devoted to circumcision, intervened in the Korean War (1950-53) and large numbers of mostly [[circumcised]] American troops, attended by mostly [[circumcised doctors]] in the American medical corp, were sent into South Korea to aid in its defense.<ref name="kim1999">{{REFjournal
+'''South Korea''', a traditionally non-circumcising nation, nevertheless, adopted the practice of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] during and after the Korean War (1950-53). The adoption of [[circumcision]] may be traced to 1950, when the [[United States]], which was then a nation devoted to circumcision, intervened in the Korean War (1950-53) and large numbers of mostly [[circumcised]] American troops, attended by mostly [[circumcised doctors]] in the American medical corps, were sent into South Korea to aid in its defense.<ref name="kim1999">{{REFjournal
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 ===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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 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Dai Sik Kim]]
+* [[Foreskin restoration information for circumcised teens]]
 * [[Intact South Korea]]
 * [[Human rights]]
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 [[Category:Male circumcision]]
+[[Category:Country]]
 [[Category:Human rights]]
 [[Category:Korea]]