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Male circumcision is a surgical [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] from the penis that severs nerves and blood vessels that provide blood to the [[penis]]. | Male circumcision is a surgical [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] from the penis that severs nerves and blood vessels that provide blood to the [[penis]]. | ||
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Foley (1966), a West Virginia physician stated | Foley (1966), a West Virginia physician, stated: | ||
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"One possible result of circumcision is impotence: Impotence seems to be frequent in circumcised men, but rare among the uncircumcised."<ref>{{REFjournal | "One possible result of circumcision is impotence: Impotence seems to be frequent in circumcised men, but rare among the uncircumcised."<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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Fink et al. (2002) surveyed 132 men [[circumcised]] as adults. The authors stated, "Adult circumcision appears to result in worsened erectile function…"<ref>{{REFjournal | |||
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|title=Adult circumcision outcomes study: effect on erectile function, penile sensitivity, sexual activity and satisfaction | |||
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==Summary== | |||
One case report that reports a single case of erectile dysfunction and impotence after [[child circumcision]] has been identified and four papers that report erectile dysfunction and impotence after [[adult circumcision]], including 232 cases of erectile dysfunction and impotence in adult males, have been identified. | |||
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* [[Erection]] | * [[Erection]] | ||
* [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin]] | |||
* [[Foreskin]] | |||
* [[Sexual injury of circumcision]] | * [[Sexual injury of circumcision]] | ||
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1o4kvc4/comment/nj3bkac/ | |||
|title=Learning to love my foreskin | |||
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|date=2025-10-12 | |||
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{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:Circumcision]] | |||
[[Category:Circumcision complication]] | |||
[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
[[Category:Male genital mutilation]] | [[Category:Male genital mutilation]] | ||