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===Feelings and behavior of circumcised men===
[[Ronald Goldman |Goldman]] (1999) described the long-term psychological effects of [[circumcision]] as "anger, sense of loss, shame, sense of having been victimized and violated, feal, distrust, grief, and jealousy of [[intact]] men.<ref name="goldman1999">{{REFjournal
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[[Ronald Goldman |Goldman]] reported reasons why [[circumcised]] men say little about how they truly feel:
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# Accepting beliefs and cultural assumptions about circumcision prevents men from recognizing and feeling their dissatisfaction; e.g. being told when young that it was necessary for health reasons and not questioning that.
}}</ref> Such circumcised fathers are driven to repeat the trauma of their own [[circumcision]] decades ago on their own son even acting contrary to current medical advice.<ref name="goldman1999" />
However [[Ronald Goldman |Goldman]] pointed out several reasons (from the viewpoint of the child) that a father should not insist on circumcising a boy:
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# A circumcised boy who matches others may nevertheless have negative feelings about being circumcised. These feelings can last for a lifetime
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[[Ronald Goldman |Goldman]] also points out that, in making the decision regarding circumcision, parents tend to follow the perceived norm.
===Mixing religion and medical science===
[[Ronald Goldman |Goldman]] (1999) points out that some physicians allow their religious views on circumcision to influence the outcomes of scientific paper regarding male circumcision. This has created many scientifically flawed studies that distort, confuse the circumcision issue, and [[bias]] the outcome in favor of circumcision.<ref name="goldman1999" /> Some examples are [[Abraham L. Wolbarst]], Ernest Hand, [[Abraham Ravich]], [[Edgar J. Schoen]], and [[Aaron J. Fink]].
===Circumcised doctors and circumcision policy===
[[Ronald Goldman |Goldman]] (2005) observes when [[Circumcised doctors| circumcised doctors]] are appointed to a committee to develop circumcision policy they bring their cultural and personal biases to the table. Doctors who perform circumcisions need to justify their practice. Circumcised doctors may be under a compulsion to repeat the trauma.<ref name="vanderkolk1989" /> Risks and certain injury are likely to be understated, while benefits are exaggerated. [[Human rights]] issues may be ignored. The likely result is a policy statement heavily [[bias| biased]] in favor of circumcision.<ref name="goldman2005">{{REFjournal
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[[Lindsay R. Watson |Watson]] & [[Ronald Goldman|Goldman ]] recommend that men "embrace the anguish and try to feel it as strongly as they can." They also recommend non-surgical [[foreskin restoration]] "since it empowers the patient."<ref name="watson2017" />
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