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Posthectomy is a form of male genital mutilation ([[MGM]]). | Posthectomy is a form of male genital mutilation ([[MGM]]). | ||
Posthectomy is frequently carried out on American infant boys who cannot receive general anesthesia because of their age, so they suffer extreme [[pain]] and sometimes go into [[shock]]. | |||
''Peritectomy'' is a synonym.<ref>Stedman's Medical Dictionary.</ref> | |||
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