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'''Adolescent and adult circumcision''' is rare when compared to the millions upon millions of medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[Circumcision| circumcisions ]] of boys that are carried out in [[Islam| Islamic ]] nations, Israel, the [[United States]], and elsewhere.
[[Rosemary Romberg]] commented on adult circumcision in the [[United States]]:
}}</ref> which would be lost through [[amputation]] if consent should be granted.
[[Issues_with_American_urologists_and_the_practice_of_male_circumcision| Urologic surgeons ]] in the [[United States]] derive a substantial fee from the performance of a [[circumcision]], so some may have a [[bias]] in favor of circumcision and may inappropriately recommend [[adult circumcision| circumcision]] to patients when a conservative treatment would be satisfactory or even when no treatment is necessary. Patients should be wary and do their own research before granting consent for an <u>irreversible</u> [[circumcision]].
==Reasons for circumcision==