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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.

==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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}}</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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 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==
-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
   |last=Wolbarst
   |first=Abraham L.
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   |url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/453164
   |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
   |last=Anonymous
   |first=