Circumcision became popular in the U.S. and England during the Victorian period when physicians believed that circumcised penises would ____
a. be less prone to infection
b. be less appalling to women, thus leading to less embarrassment on one's wedding night
c. be less sensitive, and would therefore decrease incidences of masturbation and homosexuality
d. lead to greater fertility
ANS: C
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