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===Circumcised penis===
Nineteenth century physicians falsely believed that masturbation caused many diseases, including epilepsy, so they thought of ways to prevent masturbation. Bauer (1879) recommended infibulation,<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Bauer
|init=L
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|title=Dementia brought on by excessive self-abuse: cure by infibulation
|journal=St Louis Clin Record
|date=1878
|volume=4
|issue=
|pages=271-3
|accessdate=2023-10-30
}}</ref> <ref name="bauer1879">{{REFjournal
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|url=
|title=Infibulation as a remedy for epilepsy and seminal losses
|journal=St Louis Clin Record
|date=1879
|volume=6
|issue=
|pages=163-5
|accessdate=2023-10-30
}}</ref> but circumcision was the favored treatment.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|first=
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|last2=Mattelaer
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|init2=JJ
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|last3=Hodges
|first3=
|init3=FM
|author3-link=Frederick M. Hodges
|etal=no
|title=Preputial infibulation: from ancient medicine to modern genital piercing
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|journal=BJU Int
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|date=2003-11
|volume=92
|issue=7
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|page=
|pages=758-63
|url=https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04490.x
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}}</ref>
[[Circumcision]] was introduced in English-speaking nations in Victorian times (19th century) to un-foreskin the penis, tighten the [[skin]] to make it immovable, and make it impossible to masturbate.<ref name="moses1871">{{Moses1871}}</ref> It failed to stop masturbation, but it made it harder to do and less enjoyable. [[E. J. Spratling]] (1895) gave instructions on doing circumcisions to other doctors: