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}}</ref> [...] The procedure is most often an elective non-therapeutic surgery performed on neonates and children for religious and cultural reasons, but in other cases may be indicated for both therapeutic and prophylactic reasons. It is a radical treatment option for pathological [[phimosis]], refractory [[Balanitis| balanoposthitis]] and chronic [[urinary tract infection]]s (UTIs); it is contraindicated in cases of certain genital structure abnormalities or poor general health." (Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision Wikipedia]) '''Posthectomy''' is a more accurate medical term that more accurately reflects the injury and loss of functional body tissue, but the Biblical euphemism, ''circumcision'', is more commonly used.  With reference to involuntary, non-therapeutic circumcision of children, [[Child Genital Cutting (CGC)]] is a new term that has been introduced to avoid issues associated with more traditional terms.