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== Types related to [[HGM]] ==The Wikipedia article ''Amputation''<ref name="WP"/> lists various types of amputation, for legs, arms, and other body parts. In relation to genital mutilation, the following amputation types are of relevance: === Genitals ===* Amputation of the testicles (castration).* Amputation of the [[penis]] ([[penectomy]]).* Amputation of the [[foreskin]] ([[circumcision]]).* Amputation of the clitoris (clitoridectomy). == Neurological disorders related to amputation ===== Acrotomophilia ==='''Acrotomophilia''' refers to a paraphilia in which an individual expresses strong sexual interest in amputees.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Solvang |init=P |date=2007 |title=The amputee body desired: Beauty destabilized? Disability re-valued? |journal=Sex and Disability |volume=25 |pages=51–64}}</ref> === Apotemnophilia ===
'''Apotemnophilia''' is a neurological disorder in which otherwise sane and rational individuals express a strong and specific desire for the [[amputation]] of a healthy limb or limbs.<ref>{{REFjournal
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One of the piers of [[circumfetishist]] [[Jake Waskett]] said: “Some of us who do get erotic and sexual gratification out of not only the finished product, but also the procedure itself.” The “finished product” is the sexual interest in becoming an amputee and the “procedure itself” is akin to the [[Jake_H._Waskett/Editorial#Cognitive_dissonance_.28free_thought_paradigm.29|IKEA effect that was previously discussed]].
== Acrotomophilia = Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) ==='''Acrotomophilia''' refers to Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), formerly known as Amputee Identity Disorder, is a paraphilia in which neurological and psychological disorder that makes sufferers feel they would be happier living as an individual expresses strong sexual interest in amputeesamputee. It is typically accompanied by the desire to amputate one or more healthy limbs to achieve that end.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=SolvangLarge |init=PMM |date=2007-10 |title=The amputee body desired: Beauty destabilized? Disability re-valued?Body identity disorder |journal=Sex and DisabilityPsychol Med |volume=2537 |issue=10 |pagespage=51–641513; author reply 1513–4
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* [[Circumcision]]
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