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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the surgical cutting of a nerve, usually in the hope of relieving pain. This is seldom justified nowadays, is not always effective and will usually have serious side effects<ref>{{REFweb

'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the surgical cutting of a nerve, usually in the hope of relieving pain. This is seldom justified nowadays, is not always effective and will usually have serious side effects.<ref>{{REFweb

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Dr. [[Alfonso Cepeda-Emiliani]], in a presentation in Brisbane, [[Australia]], has called attention to the harmful and unethical nature of the practice of penile neurotomy (PN). He reports it was first introduced by Brazilian urologists in the 1980s as a treatment for [[premature ejaculation]] (PE), but without the appropriate rigorous ethical/scientific scrutiny. It has since spread to many areas of the world.<ref name="brisbane2025">{{REFconference

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Cepeda-Emiliani reports that psychotic episodes have been reported after PN.<ref name="brisbane2025" />

==Neurotomy and circumcision==

Every [[child circumcision]] and [[adult circumcision]] inherently includes neurotomy and the complete excision of the [[ridged band]] sensory region of the [[foreskin]]. Adverse effects after circumcision, as reported by Cepeda-Emiliani, are normal and include permanent loss of [[erogenous sensation of the foreskin]], [[Erection| erectile dysfunction]], and [[Psychological injury of male circumcision| mental effects]] up to and including [[suicide]]. Some [[circumcised]] men need therapy due to their [[trauma]] and physical and functional loss.<ref name="watson2017">{{REFjournal

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* [[Policy Paper: Newborn Circumcision as a Negative Wellness Factor]]

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+Dr. [[Alfonso Cepeda-Emiliani]], in a presentation in Brisbane, [[Australia]], has called attention to the harmful and unethical nature of the practice of penile neurotomy (PN). He reports it was first introduced by Brazilian urologists in the 1980s as a treatment for [[premature ejaculation]] (PE), but without the appropriate rigorous ethical/scientific scrutiny. It has since spread to many areas of the world.<ref name="brisbane2025">{{REFconference
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+Cepeda-Emiliani reports that psychotic episodes have been reported after PN.<ref name="brisbane2025" />
+==Neurotomy and circumcision==
+Every [[child circumcision]] and [[adult circumcision]] inherently includes neurotomy and the complete excision of the [[ridged band]] sensory region of the [[foreskin]]. Adverse effects after circumcision, as reported by Cepeda-Emiliani, are normal and include permanent loss of [[erogenous sensation of the foreskin]], [[Erection| erectile dysfunction]], and [[Psychological injury of male circumcision| mental effects]] up to and including [[suicide]]. Some [[circumcised]] men need therapy due to their [[trauma]] and physical and functional loss.<ref name="watson2017">{{REFjournal
+ |last=Watson
+ |first=Lindsay R.
+ |init=LR
+ |author-link=Lindsay R. Watson
+ |last2=Golden
+ |first2=Tom
+ |init2=T
+ |author2-link=
+ |etal=no
+ |title=Male circumcision grief: effective and ineffective therapeutic approaches
+ |journal=New Male Studies: An International Journal
+ |location=
+ |date=2017
+ |volume=6
+ |issue=2
+ |pages=109-25
+ |url=http://newmalestudies.com/OJS/index.php/nms/article/view/261/317
+ |quote=
+ |pubmedID=
+ |pubmedCID=
+ |DOI=
+ |accessdate=2025-10-04
+}}</ref>
+{{SEEALSO}}
+* [[Policy Paper: Newborn Circumcision as a Negative Wellness Factor]]
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