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== South Africa ==
In 2009, until 15 August 2009, 53 boys died as a result of improper circumcision in [[South Africa]], while thirteen boys suffered penile amputations.<ref name="dispatch">{{REFweb
|url=http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=337230
|title=Dispatch Online
}}</ref> Dehydration, hypothermia, blood poisoning, heavy [[bleeding]], and the fact that most boys don't seek help until it's too late are the most common causes. The circumcisions are performed without anesthetics using traditional circumcision tools.
Many more young people are admitted to hospitals with inflamed or mutilated genitals. [[Gangrene ]] results in the loss of the [[glans ]] in some.
Dimaza: "Apparently some were taken to hospital very late, so there is nothing the doctors can do for them. Your manhood just falls off."<ref name="dispatch"/><ref>{{REFnews