Male circumcision is the procedure where some, or all, of the foreskin (prepuce) is cut from the penis. The frenulum may also be cut away at the same time in a procedure called a frenectomy. Genital integrity supporters condemn all infant circumcision as genital mutilation, considering male circumcision as comparable to female genital cutting, while proponents consider infant circumcision as a public health good.
Keywords
genital integrity, genital mutilation,
elective circumcision, informed consent, sexual health, public health
intervention, genital alteration, genital modification, medical
circumcisions, hygiene, circumcision and HIV prevention, medicalization
of circumcision, forced genital cutting
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