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==Permanent adverse effects==
===Loss of sensation===
The human foreskin has long been noted for its high level of erogenous sensation. Winklemann (1959) early identified the foreskin as a ''specific erogenous zone''.<ref name="winklemann1959">{{REFjournal
|last=Winkelmann
|init=RK
|author-link=
|title=The erogenous zones: their nerve supply and significance
|journal=Mayo Clin Proc
|date=1959-01-21
|volume=34
|issue=3
|pages=39-47
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/winkelmann/
|quote=
|pubmedID=13645790
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|DOI=
|accessdate=2021-06-04
}}</ref> Falliers (1970) called attention to ''sensory pleasure'' induced by tactile stimulation of the foreskin, which is almost totally lost after its surgical removal.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Falliers
|first=CJ
|init=
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|etal=no
|title=Circumcision
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|language=
|journal=JAMA
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|date=1970-12-21
|volume=214
|issue=12
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|page=2194
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Money & Davison (1983) reported "diminished penile sensitivity, less penile gratification, more penile pain, and cosmetic deformity" as the effect of circumcision, however they considered that a "prolongation of the period prior to ejaculation" was a possible benefit.<ref name="money1983">{{REFjournal
|last=Money
|first=John
|init=
|author-link=
|last2=Davison
|first2=Jackie
|init2=
|author2-link=
|author9-link=
|etal=no
|title=Adult penile circumcision: erotosexual and cosmetic sequelae
|trans-title=
|language=
|journal=J Sex Res|
|location=
|date=1983
|volume=19
|issue=3
|article=
|page=
|pages=289-92
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/money/
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}}</ref>
Money & Davison thought the loss of sensation is "secondary to diminished sensory input from stretch receptors in the less mobile skin of the shaft of the penis, as well as loss of foreskin stretch receptors".<ref name="money1983" />
===Other adverse effects===
# Circumcision is a surgical amputation of functional tissue. The various functions cease to operate. If the patient does not like the results, it cannot be reversed or undone.
# Recovery from adolescent or adult circumcision is slow and painful. Erections are painful because the skin is stretched and the sutures are stressed. [[Wound dehiscence]] may occur.
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