Psychological injury of male circumcision: Difference between revisions

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===Circumcised medical doctors===
===Circumcised medical doctors===
Most [[Circumcised doctors| male doctors in the United States are men who were [[circumcised]] as infants]]. Consequently, despite being medical doctors they have no personal knowledge of the human [[foreskin]]. These men share the [[trauma]] and attitudes of other [[circumcised]] men and are just as likely to want to repeat the [[trauma]]. LeBourdais (1995) pointed out that the "age of the attending physician, sex and circumcision status" were important factors in determining the likelihood of a baby boy being [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFjournal
Most [[Circumcised doctors| male doctors in the United States are men who were [[circumcised]] as infants]]. Consequently, despite being medical doctors they have no personal knowledge of the human [[foreskin]]. These men share the [[trauma]] and attitudes of other [[circumcised]] men and are just as likely to want to repeat the [[trauma]]. [[Eleanor LeBourdais| LeBourdais]] (1995) pointed out that the "age of the attending physician, sex and circumcision status" were important factors in determining the likelihood of a baby boy being [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFjournal
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