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Dr. Kellogg perhaps is most famous for his book, ''Plain facts for young and old'' (1879), in which he advocated circumcision of boys as punishment for masturbation.<ref name="kellogg1879" /> | Dr. Kellogg perhaps is most famous for his book, ''Plain facts for young and old'' (1879), in which he advocated circumcision of boys as punishment for masturbation.<ref name="kellogg1879" /> | ||
Dr. [[William D. Gentry]] alleged that phimosis in boys produces serious nervous derangements.<ref name="gentry1890">{{REFjournal | |||
|last=Gentry | |||
|first=William D. | |||
|init=WD | |||
|author-link=William D. Gentry | |||
|title=Nervous Derangements Produced by Sexual Irregularities in Boys | |||
|journal=Medical Current | |||
|date=1890-07 | |||
|volume=6 | |||
|issue=7 | |||
|pages=268-74 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
[[Elizabeth Blackwell]], ̣̻{{MD}}, ({{LifeData|1821|1910}}), born in England, but attended medical school in the United States. She was the first woman to become a medical doctor in the United States. Blackwell thought masturbation was immoral but that circumcision was not the way to correct it. She wrote against it in her 1894 book: | [[Elizabeth Blackwell]], ̣̻{{MD}}, ({{LifeData|1821|1910}}), born in England, but attended medical school in the United States. She was the first woman to become a medical doctor in the United States. Blackwell thought masturbation was immoral but that circumcision was not the way to correct it. She wrote against it in her 1894 book: | ||