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==Introduction of circumcision as a medical practice==
French physician [[Claude François Lallemand]] (1790 – 1854) recommended [[circumcision]] as a treatment for ''spermatorrhea '' (excessive, involuntary ejaculation), which was then believed to be a disease. Lallemand influenced later English physicians such as William Acton.<ref name="darby2005">{{REFjournal
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