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[[File:Prepex-parts.jpg|thumb|Single-use PrePex Device.]] [[File:Prepex-sizing.jpg|thumb|Single-use Sizing Plate.]]
The '''PrePex''' is a [[circumcision ]] device which was marketed by Circ MedTech, Ltd., exploiting the [[WHO]]'s endorsement of harmful circumcision as an [[HIV]] prevention method.<ref>{{REFweb
|last=Scientific American
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|publisher=Nature America, Inc.
|accessdate=2011-08-30
}}</ref> It works by effecting ischemic [[necrosis]], forcing the [[foreskin ]] tissue to die and fall off. This is marketed as an "advantage" over other circumcision devices and techniques, because it makes [[circumcision ]] "bloodless, simple," and the manufacturing of easily-mass-produced parts allows for "scalable male circumcision programs in resource limited settings."<ref>{{REFweb
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