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}}</ref> [...] The procedure is most often an elective surgery performed on neonates and children for religious and cultural reasons, but in other cases may be indicated for both therapeutic and prophylactic reasons. It is a treatment option for pathological phimosis, refractory balanoposthitis and chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs); it is contraindicated in cases of certain genital structure abnormalities or poor general health." (Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision Wikipedia])
'''Postectomy''', meaning excision or amputation of the foreskin, is the more accurate medical term, but the Biblical euphamism, ''circumcision'' is more commonly used, although it does not fully describe the damage and injury.
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