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Professor Dr. [[Alfonso Cepeda-Emiliani]], in a presentation in Brisbane, [[Australia]], has called attention to the harmful and unethical nature of the practice of penile neurotomy (PN). He reports it was first introduced by Brazilian urologists in the 1980s as a treatment for [[premature ejaculation ]] (PE), but without the appropriate rigorous ethical/scientific scrutiny.. It has since spread to many areas of the world.<ref name="brisbane2025">{{REFconference

Every [[child circumcision]] and [[adult circumcision]] inherently includes neurotomy and the complete excision of the [[ridged band]] sensory region of the [[foreskin]]. Adverse effects after circumcision, as reported by Cepeda-Emiliani, are normal and include permanent loss of [[erogenous sensation of the foreskin]] , [[Erection| erectile dysfunction]], and [[Psychological injury of male circumcision| mental effects]] up to and including [[suicide]].Some [[circumcised]] men need therapy due to their [[trauma]] and physical and functional loss.<ref name="watson2017">{{REFjournal |last=Watson |first=Lindsay R. |init=LR |author-link=Lindsay R. Watson |last2=Golden |first2=Tom |init2=T |author2-link= |etal=no |title=Male circumcision grief: effective and ineffective therapeutic approaches |journal=New Male Studies: An International Journal |location= |date=2017 |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=109-25 |url=http://newmalestudies.com/OJS/index.php/nms/article/view/261/317 |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2025-10-04}}</ref>{{SEEALSO}}* [[Policy Paper: Newborn Circumcision as a Negative Wellness Factor]]