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-}}</ref> Boys are unable to grant consent due their immaturity and parental surrogates are limited to the granting of consent for diagnosis and treatment of disease. There is no person who is empowered to grant consent for non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]]. Myers & Earp (2020) concluded that the best age to circumcise was after the patient reached the age at which he could grant consent for his own circumcision.<ref name="myers2020">{{REFjournal
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+ |title=Comparing Penile Problems in Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised Boys: Insights From a Large Commercial Claims Database With a Focus on Provider Type Performing Circumcision
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+}}</ref> Boys are unable to grant consent due their immaturity and parental surrogates are limited to the granting of consent only for diagnosis and treatment of disease. There is no person who is empowered to grant consent for non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]]. Myers & Earp (2020) concluded that the best age to circumcise was after the patient reached the age at which he could grant consent for his own circumcision.<ref name="myers2020">{{REFjournal
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