Articles of category "Genital modification"

Various typed of genital alteration and modification can be undertaken by both men and women voluntarily. In some cases genital alterations are performed for medical reasons or in infants or even adults against their will. Any of the genital alterations may be considered to be either mutilations or modifications. Among the common types of genital alteration are alteration of tissue, removal or addition of tissue.

Circumcision is a medical procedure which is likely to be recommended to treat various conditions including phimosis, penile cancer or chronic penis inflammation. At the same time in some countries circumcision is still performed for religious reasons. The frequent use of circumcision is criticised because the indicators for this procedure are often misdiagnosed so that less invasive treatments aren?t taken into consideration.