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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' refers to [[circumcision]] in the neonatal period, which, by definition, is the first 28 days (four weeks) of life. | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' refers to [[circumcision]] in the neonatal period, which, by definition, is the first 28 days (four weeks) of life.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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|publisher=The Free Dictionary by Farlex | |||
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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' has been heavily promoted by the [[circumcision industry]] in the [[United States of America]] for more than a century. Circumcision of the newborn does not treat or protect disease as no disease is present. '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is seldom practiced out side of the United States as newborn boys are born with healthy foreskins, so there is no medical indication for [[circumcision]]. | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' has been heavily promoted by the [[circumcision industry]] in the [[United States of America]] for more than a century. Circumcision of the newborn does not treat or protect disease as no disease is present. '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is seldom practiced out side of the United States as newborn boys are born with healthy foreskins, so there is no medical indication for [[circumcision]]. | ||
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