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Genital Self-mutilation: Attempted Foreskin Reconstruction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Garry Walter  and
Jeffrey Streimer
Garry Walter*
Affiliation:
The Northside Clinic, Sydney
Jeffrey Streimer
Affiliation:
The Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
*
∗7 Arding St, Lane Cove, NSW, 2066, Australia
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Abstract

A non-psychotic adult attempted surgically to reconstruct a foreskin for himself. The patient's membership of an organisation which lobbies against circumcision was contributory.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 125 - 127
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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