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Male Circumcision

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin. It usually involves cutting some or all of the fold of the skin that covers the glans (head) of the penis.

Circumcision is primarily carried out for religious or cultural reasons. It is sometimes done for health, hygiene and aesthetic reasons or to treat disease.

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