Circumcision in South Korea: Its Appearance Since the 1930s

Introduction Circumcision is to remove the foreskin from human penile surgery. Male circumcision is one of the first surgical procedures that took place for about 4,000 years. About 80% of the world's male population is not circumcised, only the remaining 20% ​​is circumcised. Out of the remaining 20% ​​of the male population, circumcision is mainly done for religious reasons in Jewish and Islamic culture. Therefore, the circumcision of men is done extensively and nationwide only in most parts of the Islamic world - Asia and Africa - Israel.

In the Republic of Korea, men's circumcision is often occurring in adolescence or progressive period, not newborn babies (66), median circumcision age of 1,500 young people interviewed in southern province is 10-15 years old, to 1% of boys It is not. I was circumcised in the first year (35). Another survey of 1,124 males found that 80% of people were circumcised and that the median age of circumcision was 12 to 14 years old (67 years old). The reason for the nearly universal prevalence of circumcision of filipino men is unknown, but it exists for a long time and is considered to be unrelated to religious influence (34). There is little data on the age of circumcision, but in one study, 42% of boys were circumcised under the age of 10, 52% were 10 to 14, and 5% were 15. 18 years old (34 years old)

Aside from the Republic of Korea and the Philippines, non-religious environment in Asia is usually rare. In the Republic of Korea, the circumcision model has dramatically changed from almost nonexistent in 1945 to over 90% of today in the 20th century (Figure 5). It is thought that this is mainly the influence of the United States, the United States established trusteeship in South Korea in 1945. The rapid adoption of this approach is obvious from the fact that men's environment is spreading in the past 20 years. From 1950 to 2000 (Figure 5a), from almost zero in 1950 to 90% in 2000, it was the largest increase in the 1980s. The overall prevalence of males is about 60% (65)

Since the United States helped establish capitalism in South Korea in 1945 and led to the Korean War backed by the United Nations Korea and China (1950 - 53), Korea and America have the most extensive relationship I will. The rapid growth, democratization and modernization of the Korean economy has greatly reduced US dependence. There are numerous US forces remaining in Korea. On September 24, 2018, US President Donald Trump has signed a US-South Korea trade agreement with President Moon Jayne.