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===Usual age for circumcision=== | ===Usual age for circumcision=== | ||
Most Korean males are circumcised not in infancy but at puberty, as teenagers or in their 20s. Circumcision in infancy is rare in South Korea.<ref name="kim1999" /> | Most Korean males are circumcised not in infancy but at puberty, as teenagers or in their 20s, so it is now viewed as a "rite of passage". Circumcision in infancy is rare in South Korea.<ref name="kim1999" /> | ||
==Medical research== | ==Medical research== | ||