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Infant non-therapeutic circumcisions do not cure disease and do not contribute to health. When infection occurs after a [[circumcision]] performed by a physician, then it may be considered to be [[iatrogenic]] as the infection would not have occurred if the circumcision had not been performed. | Infant non-therapeutic circumcisions do not cure disease and do not contribute to health.<ref name="allissa2025-03-25">{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/post-circumcision-infections/ | |||
|title=The Risk of Infections Post-Circumcision: What They’re Not Telling You | |||
|last=Alissa | |||
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |||
|publisher=Intact America | |||
|date=2025-03-25 | |||
|accessdate=2025-03-27 | |||
}}</ref> When infection occurs after a [[circumcision]] performed by a physician, then it may be considered to be [[iatrogenic]] as the infection would not have occurred if the circumcision had not been performed. | |||
In cases of [[adolescent and adult circumcision| adult circumcision]], erections may cause [[wound dehiscence]] (splitting open of the surgical wound) thereby increasing the risk of infection.<ref name="kaplan1983">{{REFjournal | In cases of [[adolescent and adult circumcision| adult circumcision]], erections may cause [[wound dehiscence]] (splitting open of the surgical wound) thereby increasing the risk of infection.<ref name="kaplan1983">{{REFjournal | ||