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The percentage of American boys being [[circumcised]] has been slowly declining for a long time, while the number of boys with [[intact]] [[foreskin]] has correspondingly increased.<ref name="jacobson2021" /> A state of parity has now been reached where the percentage of [[intact]] boys is about equal to the percentage of [[circumcised]] boys. | The percentage of American boys being [[circumcised]] has been slowly declining for a long time, while the number of boys with [[intact]] [[foreskin]] has correspondingly increased.<ref name="jacobson2021" /> A state of parity has now been reached where the percentage of newborn [[intact]] boys is about equal to the percentage of [[circumcised]] boys. | ||
As the present trend continues, it is expected that being [[intact]] will shortly become the more usual, normal condition for young boys in America, if it has not already done so. | As the present trend continues, it is expected that being [[intact]] will shortly become the more usual, normal condition for young boys in America, if it has not already done so. | ||