Psychological literature about male circumcision

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This page collects and indexes psychological literature about male circumcision.

Work in progress: The following information does not claim to be complete. More content will be added gradually.

Introduction

The circumcision industry would like parents and the public to believe that circumcision is psychologically benign and has no effect on the patient, therefore the information provided to satisfy the requirements of informed consent typically excludes any discussion of the psychological trauma, injury, and emotional effects of circumcision.

Some of the literature cited here will include certain articles of a psychological nature that appeared in medical journals.

Articles

• Freud, Sigmund (1913): Totem and Taboo, Standard Edition. Volume 13 Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Cole EM. Circumcision and the abreaction of fear . J Neurol Psychopathol. January 1927; 7(27): 237-8. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Glover E. The ‘screening’ function of traumatic memories. Int J Psychoanal. 1 January 1929; 10: 90-3. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Levy DM. Psychic trauma of operations in children: and a note on combat neurosis. Am J Dis Child. 1945; 69(1): 7-25. DOI. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Nunberg H. Circumcision and problems of bisexuality. The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis. 1 January 1947; 28: 145-79. PMID. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
• Schmideberg M. A Note on Homosexuality and Circumcision. Psychoanalytic Review. 1948; 35(2): 183-4. PMID. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Freud A. The role of bodily illness in the mental life of children.. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. 1952; 7(1): 69-81. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Fervel J. [Reflections on circumcision]. Psyche Rev Int Sci Homme Psychanal. February 1952; 7(64): 98-102. PMID. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Cansever G. Psychological effects of circumcision. Br J Med Psychol. December 1965; 38(4): 321-31. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Prescott JW. Body pleasure and the origins of violence.. The Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists. November 1975; : 10-20. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Richards MPM, Bernal JF, Brackbill Y. Early behavioral differences: gender or circumcision?. Dev Psychobiol. January 1976; 9(1): 89-95. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  Quote: We have reported here some direct and indirect evidence indicating that circumcision has an influence of unknown duration on the behavior and psychophysiology of male infants and we suggest that so-called neonatal "gender" differences may instead be circumcision differences.
• Gunnar MR, Malone S, Vance S, Frisch RO. Coping with aversive stimulation in the neonatal period: quiet sleep and plasma cortisol levels during recovery from circumcision. Child Dev. August 1986; 56(4): 824-34. PMID. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Karraker KD. Adult attention to infants in a newborn nursery. Nurs Res. November 1986; 35(6): 358-63. PMID. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
• Aydogmus Y, Semiz M, Er O, Bas O, Atay I, Kilinc MF. Psychological and sexual effects of circumcision in adult males. Can Urol Assoc J. May 2016; 10(5-6): E156-E160. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  Quote: Our aim was to investigate the psychological and sexual effects of circumcision in adult men, and analyze these changes following circumcision.
• Tye MC, Sardi LM. Psychological, psychosocial, and psychosexual aspects of penile circumcision. Int J Impot Res. May 2023; 35(3): 242-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  Quote: Policy statements on penile circumcision have focused primarily on disease, dysfunction, or sensation, with relatively little consideration of psychological and psychosocial implications of the procedure. There has also been minimal consideration of potential qualitative changes in the subjective experience of sexual activity following changes in penile anatomy (foreskin removal) or associated sexual biomechanics.