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===Circumcision===

I was circumcised at the age of about 8 years in the early nineties. The reason for this was that my [[foreskin]] did not retract easily and it hurt to urinate. My parents drove my sister and me to an urologist. There I was laid on a couch and the doctor examined me, while my family stood by and watched. I felt humiliated and embarrassed, but apparently they did not worry about my feelings. After a short time the result of the examination was announced: I had to be circumcised.

I was [[circumcised]] at the age of about 8 years in the early nineties. The reason for this was that my [[foreskin]] did not retract easily and it hurt to urinate. My parents drove my sister and me to an [[Issues with American urologists and the practice of male circumcision| urologist]]. There I was laid on a couch and the doctor examined me, while my family stood by and watched. I felt humiliated and embarrassed, but apparently they did not worry about my feelings. After a short time the result of the examination was announced: [[I had to be circumcised]].

My parents had indeed heard of the [[foreskin]], but did not know what it was exactly. But the doctor calmed my parents, saying it was only a small cut and then I would be free of the problems forever. My parents did not learn more. Neither were they informed about the alternatives to being circumcised, nor were they told everything is cut and what effect this would have.

My parents had indeed heard of the [[foreskin]], but did not know what it was exactly. But the doctor calmed my parents, saying it was only a small cut and then I would be free of the problems forever. My parents did not learn more. Neither were they informed about the alternatives to being [[circumcised]], nor were they told everything is cut and what effect this would have.

Since there seemed to be no big deal, my parents agreed and we drove an appointment a few days later in the hospital. There I was, “according to the rules of medical science”, i.e. under additional local anesthesia and general anesthesia cut radically, that is the entire [[foreskin]] was removed. The surgery went as planned and there were no complications. When I was woke up in the hospital from the anesthesia, I still did not worry because I had been told that it was only a small cut. That same day we were able to drive home.

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 ===Circumcision===
-I was circumcised at the age of about 8 years in the early nineties. The reason for this was that my [[foreskin]] did not retract easily and it hurt to urinate. My parents drove my sister and me to an urologist. There I was laid on a couch and the doctor examined me, while my family stood by and watched. I felt humiliated and embarrassed, but apparently they did not worry about my feelings. After a short time the result of the examination was announced: I had to be circumcised.
+I was [[circumcised]] at the age of about 8 years in the early nineties. The reason for this was that my [[foreskin]] did not retract easily and it hurt to urinate. My parents drove my sister and me to an [[Issues with American urologists and the practice of male circumcision| urologist]]. There I was laid on a couch and the doctor examined me, while my family stood by and watched. I felt humiliated and embarrassed, but apparently they did not worry about my feelings. After a short time the result of the examination was announced: [[I had to be circumcised]].
-My parents had indeed heard of the [[foreskin]], but did not know what it was exactly. But the doctor calmed my parents, saying it was only a small cut and then I would be free of the problems forever. My parents did not learn more. Neither were they informed about the alternatives to being circumcised, nor were they told everything is cut and what effect this would have.
+My parents had indeed heard of the [[foreskin]], but did not know what it was exactly. But the doctor calmed my parents, saying it was only a small cut and then I would be free of the problems forever. My parents did not learn more. Neither were they informed about the alternatives to being [[circumcised]], nor were they told everything is cut and what effect this would have.
 Since there seemed to be no big deal, my parents agreed and we drove an appointment a few days later in the hospital. There I was, “according to the rules of medical science”, i.e. under additional local anesthesia and general anesthesia cut radically, that is the entire [[foreskin]] was removed. The surgery went as planned and there were no complications. When I was woke up in the hospital from the anesthesia, I still did not worry because I had been told that it was only a small cut. That same day we were able to drive home.