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  Sir Grefton Eliot Smith, who studies on Egypt history, claimed that circumcision practice might have been started in heliotic era about 15000 years ago. In the studies of anthropologist Ashley Montagu, it became absolute that there were circumcision operations in ancient Egypt 6000 years ago. In the Old Testament, 4000 years ago, it is stated that there was a circumcision practice in 8th day of the birth. The drawings related with circumcision on temples that were constructed in Pharaoh era are the evidences that show circumcision is a traditional operation which has a long history. In that era, circumcision was held by the reverends who was living in the temple. In Ancient Egypt, circumcision was used as a symbol of slavery. Before that, captured slaves were castrated and their fingers were imputed. But these operations increased morbidity and as a result the number of the slaves was decreasing. In that period, circumcision is a humiliating and insulting situation. For that reason, they gave up all other operations and started to circumcise the slaves. In some cultures, the one who was circumcised was a kind of sacrifice for the gods and the purpose was to ask for good crop from the gods. The blood that drop during the circumcise was mixed with wheat and eaten. In Nicaragua, there was evidence that people ask for abundant crop from the god.

  Another reason for circumcision is that it is seen as an aesthetic operation. With the circumcision, whether the penis become more aesthetic or not is not meaningful because it can change according to cultures, people and preference. Whether the circumcised penis is more preferable or not depends on the traditions and values in that society.
The third reason is related with the advantages related with health. This topic is a long termed debate. There are important advantages that circumcision provides. In circumcised people the rate of infections of the contagious illnesses that are transmitted by sexual intercourse as the prepucium is cut out. Circumcision in early period decreases the rate of urinary infection in an important amount. Prophylaxis aimed circumcision against illnesses has become routine in 19th century. Between 1940s and 1970s circumcision was accepted as a weapon against genital illnesses but after 1960 there appeared opinions that circumcision was a potential risk. In 1975 American Podiatry Academy (APA) stated that circumcision should not be done routinely in infants. After 1980s this idea started to change. In 1989, APA declared that infant circumcision has potential medical advantages and also risk and disadvantages, so before the operation the parents should be informed about these situations. In 1999 report, it was stated that circumcision is an operation that provide long termed protective effects but these advantages were not enough to recommend routine circumcision exercises. Recent studies show that the rate of AIDS infection in circumcised males is much low.
   So ever the real origin of the circumcision is not known; the studies and as a result of them the proposed theories show that: circumcision dates back a long time, whatever the reason is.