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When American surgeons are seeking [[informed consent]] for the [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]], they [[Informed_consent#Physician_behavior| customarily omit information]] about the [[immunological and protective function of the foreskin]], and which will be destroyed and will result in increased risk of infection, from the information provided to parents.
When American surgeons are seeking [[informed consent]] for the [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]], they [[Informed_consent#Physician_behavior| customarily omit information]] about the [[immunological and protective function of the foreskin]], and which will be destroyed and will result in increased risk of infection, from the information provided to parents.
==Infection myth==
==Infection myth==
There is a myth prevalent and widely believed in the [[United States]] that the human [[foreskin]] is prone to infection. The myth is false and is caused by antiquated, incorrect medical information that was published decades ago by a [[Circumcised doctors| circumcised Jewish doctor]], [[Abraham L. Wolbarst]].<ref name="wolbarst1914">{{REFjournal
There is a myth prevalent and widely believed in the [[United States]] that the human [[foreskin]] is prone to infection. The myth is false and is caused by antiquated, incorrect medical information that was published more than a century ago by a [[Circumcised doctors| circumcised Jewish doctor]], [[Abraham L. Wolbarst]], with an ulterior motive.<ref name="wolbarst1914">{{REFjournal
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  |url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/453164
  |url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/453164
  |accessdate=2020-03-30
  |accessdate=2020-03-30
}}</ref> The 1945 government document advises the foreskin should be retracted, and the area washed, which actually provides an entryway for infection.<ref>{{REFbook
}}</ref> a later 1945 government document advised the foreskin should be retracted, and the area washed, which actually provides an entryway for infection.<ref>{{REFbook
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American parents may still be told this myth when doctors and/or hospitals try to get an additional fee for a medically-unnecessary, harmful [[circumcision]] of a newborn son.
American parents may still be told this ancient myth when doctors and/or hospitals fish for an additional [[Financial incentive| fee]] for a medically-unnecessary, harmful [[circumcision]] of a newborn son.


==Circumcision infection actual facts==
==Circumcision infection actual facts==