Abraham L. Wolbarst: Difference between revisions
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}}</ref> No statistics exist to document how many men were circumcised because of Wolbarst's article. | }}</ref> No statistics exist to document how many men were circumcised because of Wolbarst's article. | ||
The adoption of circumcision as a prophylactic amputation by American military services falsely stigmatized the [[foreskin]] as being unhealthy. [[Robert S. Van Howe|Van Howe]] (1999) has exhaustively shown that circumcision does not protect against STDs.<ref name="vanhowe1999">{{REFjournal | The adoption of circumcision as a prophylactic [[amputation]] by American military services falsely stigmatized the [[foreskin]] as being unhealthy. [[Robert S. Van Howe|Van Howe]] (1999) has exhaustively shown that circumcision does not protect against STDs.<ref name="vanhowe1999">{{REFjournal | ||
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