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|Text=When the penis of an infant is in a state of erection the operation of circumcision can be more easily performed and the dressing more efficiently applied. The manipulation of the organ necessary to grasp the prepuce is generally sufficient to stimulate the increased blood supply requisite for an erection. The [[skin ]] of the penis does not share with the rest of the organ, a greater amount of blood during this state. It stretches by its own elasticity.

|Text=''Stage I.'' The root of the penis is taken between the index and middle fingers of the right hand palm downwards, and pressure is made firmly backwards, the index finger being against the scrotum, the middle finger against the lower portion of the abdomen. This steadies the penis, keeps away the [[skin ]] of the scrotum, and helps towards producing an erection.