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Mutilating the genitals of others has a deep sexual motive. This motive combined with the urge to control people when, in the nineteenth century, doctors first introduced "medicalised" circumcision in the vain attempt to prevent [[masturbation]].<ref>Moses MJ. The value of circumcision as a hygienic and therapeutic measure. ''New York Medical Journal'' 1871;14:368-74.</ref><ref>{{REFjournal

|last=Spratling

|author-link=E. J. Spratling

|title=Masturbation in the adult