Circumcision fetish
A person who is sexually aroused by circumcision (as opposed to merely circumcised genitalia) is said to have a circumcision fetish. Like all sexual fetishes, in some cases this may interfere with normal sexual or social functioning.
Circumcision fetishism can be classified as a paraphilia, characterised by intense sexual urges involving (in this case) the practices of genital modification and mutilation. The circumcision fetishist can be male or female, although indications from Internet pornography offered are that it is a predominantly gay male interest.
While the term may be used informally, a clinical diagnosis must meet formal criteria which include distress or impaired social or sexual functioning. The cause of fetishism is often complex, but frequently includes doubts about the patient's own masculinity or potency and feelings of inadequacy. Treatment is normally long-term counselling and/or drug therapy.
External links
- Historical Medical Quotes on Circumcision
- Recreational/Erotic/Fetish Circumcision
- Journal of Medical Ethics, Rationalising Circumcision, June 2004 - SK Hellsten
- Circumcision's Seamy Underside (Letter to the Journal of Medical Ethics) August 2004 - Michael Glass