Edited sentence: " He also noted that "circumcised men's ignorance of natural penile physiology...unfamiliarity with how to identify circumcision damage...and defensive denial of harm" hinder such examination and reporting.Hammond (1999) asserts that "Accurate measurement of the effects of childhood circumcision on adult health and well-being requires a thorough understanding of the functions of the intact (non-circumcised) penis and knowledge of the complications of circumcision.This conclusion is supported by a published survey of several hundred men documenting a wide array of long-term physical, sexual, emotional and psychological harm from infant circumcision