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=== Sexual effects ===
Cepeda-Emiliani et al (2023) cited six reports in the literature of detrimental effects of circumcision, including erectile function, sensation, masturbatory pleasure, orgasm, and sexual satisfaction. The authors also cited three studies of severe distress in [[circumcised]] men, due to their infant circumcision, with complaints of [[glans]] insensitivity, delayed [[ejaculation]], and unpleasant sensation.<ref name="cepeda2023">{{REFjournal
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|author-link=Alfonso Cepeda-Emiliani
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|last3=Otero-Alén
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|last4=García
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|last5=Suárez-Quintanilla
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|title=Immunohistological study of the density and distribution of human penile neural tissue: gradient hypothesis
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|journal= Int J Impot Res
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|date=2023-05-02
|volume=35
|issue=3
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|pages=286-305
|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-022-00561-9
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|DOI=10.1038/s41443-022-00561-9
|accessdate=2023-11-26
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Circumcision and frenectomy remove tissues with heightened erogenous sensitivity.<ref name="cepeda2023" /> <ref name="winkleman1959">{{WinkelmannRK 1959}}</ref> They concluded, "Evidence has also started to accumulate that male circumcision may result in lifelong physical, sexual, and sometimes psychological harm as well."