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Not really.
Circumcision randomly starts in many places. None of them related to hygiene.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_circumcision
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision
Why would we be born with something you're supposed to cut off?
Atavism. We were evolved for different conditions. Likely different climate and definitely not wearing clothes.
But I do not claim that it is better to do that. Only that there were medical reasons to do so (even if possibly overall not beneficial).
(when administered as part of a single ~~mission~~ study in Zimbabwe funded by Bill Gates)