Development of retractable foreskin: Difference between revisions

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===Issues with circumcision as treatment===

[[Adolescent and adult circumcision| Male circumcision]] is outmoded as a treatment for non-retractile foreskin, but it is still recommended by many urologists because of lack of adequate information, and perhaps because of the [[Financial Incentive|profit to the doctor]] associated with circumcision. Nevertheless, [[circumcision]] should be avoided because of pain, trauma, cost,<ref name="Van Howe">{{REFjournal

[[Adolescent and adult circumcision| Male circumcision]] is outmoded as a treatment for non-retractile foreskin, but it is still recommended by many urologists because of lack of adequate information, and perhaps because of the [[Financial Incentive|profit to the doctor]] associated with circumcision. Nevertheless, [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] should be avoided whenever possible because of [[pain]], trauma, cost,<ref name="Van Howe">{{REFjournal

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}}</ref> complications,<ref name="Van Howe"/> difficult recovery, [[Circumcision scar| permanent injury to the appearance of the penis]], loss of pleasurable erogenous sensation,<ref>{{REFjournal

}}</ref> [[Complication| complications]],<ref name="Van Howe"/> difficult recovery, [[Circumcision scar| permanent injury to the appearance of the penis]], loss of [[Foreskin sensitivity| pleasurable erogenous sensation]],<ref>{{REFjournal

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}}</ref> and adverse sexual and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] effects.

}}</ref> and adverse [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual]] and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] effects.

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 ===Issues with circumcision as treatment===
-[[Adolescent and adult circumcision| Male circumcision]] is outmoded as a treatment for non-retractile foreskin, but it is still recommended by many urologists because of lack of adequate information, and perhaps because of the [[Financial Incentive|profit to the doctor]] associated with circumcision. Nevertheless, [[circumcision]] should be avoided because of pain, trauma, cost,<ref name="Van Howe">{{REFjournal
+[[Adolescent and adult circumcision| Male circumcision]] is outmoded as a treatment for non-retractile foreskin, but it is still recommended by many urologists because of lack of adequate information, and perhaps because of the [[Financial Incentive|profit to the doctor]] associated with circumcision. Nevertheless, [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] should be avoided whenever possible because of [[pain]], trauma, cost,<ref name="Van Howe">{{REFjournal
   |last=Van Howe
   |init=RS
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   |date=2001-02-01
   |accessdate=2019-10-17
-}}</ref> complications,<ref name="Van Howe"/> difficult recovery, [[Circumcision scar| permanent injury to the appearance of the penis]], loss of pleasurable erogenous sensation,<ref>{{REFjournal
+}}</ref> [[Complication| complications]],<ref name="Van Howe"/> difficult recovery, [[Circumcision scar| permanent injury to the appearance of the penis]], loss of [[Foreskin sensitivity| pleasurable erogenous sensation]],<ref>{{REFjournal
   |last=Williams
   |init=N
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   |date=2005
   |accessdate=2019-10-17
-}}</ref> and adverse sexual and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] effects.
+}}</ref> and adverse [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual]] and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] effects.
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