dc.contributor.author
Bañuelos Marco, Beatriz
dc.contributor.author
García Heil, Jessica Leigh
dc.date.accessioned
2022-09-09T11:09:53Z
dc.date.available
2022-09-09T11:09:53Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/36249
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-35965
dc.description.abstract
Male circumcision (MC) is the first planned surgical procedure ever performed. Nowadays many of these procedures are not necessarily carried out in a medical environment, therefore the real number remains unknown but it is estimated that one third of the men are circumcised. Some authors argue the negative impact of MC on men psychology and sexual life, but objective data are lacking. The purpose of this review is to summarize in the best possible way the literature to clarify this matter. A non-systematic narrative review was performed including articles between 1986 and 2019. The search for literature was carried out between July 2019 to October 2019 and any updates as of March 30, 2020. Although many authors support the hypothesis that circumcision status has an impact on sexual functioning, a negative outcome has not yet been entirely proven. Circumcision might affect how men perceive their body image, and consequently affect their sexual life. We should consider this when analysing the literature about MC and sexual dysfunction, as many of the results are based on specific populations with different attitudes towards this procedure. Sexual function consists of many elements that not only relate to measurable facts such as anatomy, somatosensory and histology. An objective evaluation of the impact of circumcision on sexuality is still challenging, as it affects a wide variety of people that confront sexuality differently due to their sociocultural and historical background. Therefore, individuals can either perceive their circumcision status as a blessing or a curse depending on the values and preferences of the different communities or social environments where they belong.
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dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
Circumcision, Male
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dc.subject
Sexual Behavior
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dc.subject
Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
dc.title
Circumcision in childhood and male sexual function: a blessing or a curse?
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1038/s41443-020-00354-y
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
International Journal of Impotence Research
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
Springer Nature
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
139
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
148
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
33
refubium.affiliation
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
refubium.funding
Springer Nature DEAL
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pmid
32994555
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
0955-9930
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1476-5489