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The advent of [[HIV]] provided an additional excuse to provide free circumcision. | The advent of [[HIV]] provided an additional excuse to provide free circumcision. | ||
===Cost of complications=== | |||
Moreover, the [[foreskin]] has [[Immunological_and_protective_function_of_the_foreskin| immunological and protective functions]] that are ablated by circumcision, therefore [[foreskinned]] males enjoy better health.<ref>{{GairdnerDM 1949}}</ref> <ref name="vanhowe2006">{{REFjournal | |||
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|title=Comparing Penile Problems in Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised Boys: Insights From a Large Commercial Claims Database With a Focus on Provider Type Performing Circumcision | |||
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Circumcisions have [[Complication#47_classes_of_complications| 47 cLasses of complications]], which must be treated at government expense in addition to the expense of the original [[amputation]]. | |||
Many circumcisions are unsatisfactory and require revision by a pediatric urologist. It is said that pediatric urologists spend twenty percent of their time in repairing damages caused by circumcision. | |||
===U. S. government providers of circumcision=== | ===U. S. government providers of circumcision=== | ||
The [[United States]] has numerous medical programs through which free harmful and unnecessary non-therapeutic circumcisions are provided. They include: | The [[United States]] has numerous medical programs through which free harmful and unnecessary non-therapeutic circumcisions are provided. They include: | ||