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==Circumcised men have more risky sexual behavior==
Frequently overlooked when considering the effect of circumcision on sexually transmitted infection is the more risky riskier sexual behavior of circumcised men as compared with intact men. Hooykaas ''et al''. (1991) report reported that the sexual behavior of migrant circumcised men is more risky riskier than that of intact Dutch men.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Hooykaas
|first=C
|DOI=10.1136/sti.67.5.378
|accessdate=2020-05-24
}}</ref> Laumann ''et al''. (1997), in a study of American men, found reported that
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''NHSLS data indicate that circumcised men engage in a somewhat more elaborated set of sexual practices than do men who are not circumcised. For each of the practices examined, lifetime experience of various forms of oral and anal sex and masturbation frequency in the past year, circumcised men engaged in these behaviors at greater rates.<ref name="laumann1997"/></blockquote>''
Michael ''et al''. (1998) compared sexual behavior in Britain with sexual behavior in the United States. They reported that condom use was "significantly higher" in the United Kingdom where most men are intact as compared to the United States where most men are circumcised.<ref>{{REFjournal
Van Howe (1999) commented:
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''Beaugé suggests that the loss of penile skin from circumcision frequently results in tightened skin over the erect penis. This increases friction during intercourse and increases the likelihood of abrasions through which a pathogen can be introduced systemically, making the circumcised penis more likely to contract an STD. The increased likelihood of circumcised men engaging in active anal sex may also increase a circumcised man's susceptibility to STDs''.<ref name="vanhowe1999" />
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