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}}</ref> The incidence of circumcision has been declining slowly ever since, which means that one finds more [[intactness]] as age decreases. There also is more intactness among hispanic males. | }}</ref> The incidence of circumcision has been declining slowly ever since, which means that one finds more [[intactness]] as age decreases. There also is more intactness among hispanic males. | ||
Jacobsen et al. (2021) reported significant declines in the incidence of [[circumcision]] with an incidence of only 52.1 percent at the end of the study period in 2016. The corrolary is a [[foreskinned]] incidence of 47.9 percent among the boys born in 2016. | Jacobsen et al. (2021) reported significant declines in the incidence of [[circumcision]] with an incidence of only 52.1 percent at the end of the study period in 2016. The corrolary is a [[foreskinned]] incidence of 47.9 percent among the boys born in 2016. Jacobsen et al. also reported that the incidence of [[intactness]] in the Midwest has increased from 1 boy in 10 to 1 boy in 4.<ref name="jacobsen2021">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Jacobson | |||
|first=Deborah L. | |||
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|last2=Balmert | |||
|first2=Lauren C. | |||
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|last3=Holl | |||
|first3=Jane L. | |||
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|last4=Rosoklija | |||
|first4=Ilina | |||
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|last5=Davis | |||
|first5=Matthew M. | |||
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|last6=Johnson | |||
|first6Emilie K. | |||
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|title=Nationwide Circumcision Trends: 2003 to 2016 | |||
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|journal=J Urol | |||
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|date=2021-01 | |||
|volume=205 | |||
|issue=1 | |||
|pages=257-63 | |||
|url=https://www.auajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1097/JU.0000000000001316 | |||
|pubmedID=32716676 | |||
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|DOI=10.1097/JU.0000000000001316 | |||
|accessdate=2025-02-23 | |||
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==History== | |||
Excision of the foreskin is a relatively recent practice in America. | |||
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