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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Phimosis was mentioned as I recall, that and the goo under the hood.

There are a good number of evolutionary remnants that may not be ideal or even needed (wisdom teeth, tailbone, appendix, etc) but we don't go performing preemptive surgery because of them.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    No, it still works. Because with the foreskin it's the same, there are also rare cases where there is a medical justification. My cousin had his removed as a teen, on medical grounds. We're Danish, so it wasn't some religious or cultural push.

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