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The normal variant of [[phimosis| phimosed foreskin]] in adult males is said to be more common in Indian men, but | Balaji et al. (2020) carried out a study of [[circumcision]] practice in South India. They found that the [[foreskin]] is a marker for cultural identity: | ||
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Also, one-third of the individuals from this community felt that circumcision is a safe operation and 20% of the parents favored compulsory circumcision of all boys as they believed that it improves penile hygiene; but, however, the rest preferred foreskin preservation as its removal would result in loss of cultural identity of the individual.<ref name="balaji2020">{{REFjournal | |||
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|title=Acceptability and outcomes of foreskin preservation for phimosis: An Indian perspective | |||
|journal=J Family Med Prim Care | |||
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|date=2020-05-31 | |||
|volume=9 | |||
|issue=5 | |||
|pages=2297-302 | |||
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|pubmedID=32754491 | |||
|pubmedCID=7380800 | |||
|DOI=10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_49_20 | |||
|accessdate=2025-07-23 | |||
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The normal variant of [[phimosis| phimosed foreskin]] in adult males is said to be more common in Indian men, but more study is needed. | |||
== Medical science == | == Medical science == | ||