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One of the aspects of [[intactivism]] that are most ignored by the medical community is the existence of a large community of men restoring their foreskin through non-surgical methods. [[Foreskin restoration]] was first done by the Jewish people approximately 100 years before the Christian era, and was the reason why the original brit milah was made more radical, turning it into brit periah.
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One of the aspects of [[intactivism]] that are most ignored by the medical community is the existence of a large community of men restoring their foreskin through non-surgical methods. [[Foreskin restoration]] was first done by the Jewish people approximately 100 years before the Christian era,<ref>{{REFjournal
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/hall1/
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|title=Epispasm: circumcision in reverse
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|journal=Bible Review
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|date=1992-08
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|volume=
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|issue=
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|pages=52-7
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|accessdate=2022-06-17
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}}</ref> <ref name="schultheiss1998">{{REFjournal
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|last=Schultheiss
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|first=Dirk
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|author-link=
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|last2=Truss
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|first2=Michael C.
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|init2=MC
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|author2-link=
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|last3=Stief
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|first3=Christian G.
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|init3=CG
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|author3-link=
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|last4=Jonas
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|first4=Udo
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|init4=U
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|author4-link=
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|etal=no
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|title=Uncircumcision: A Historical Review of Preputial Restoration
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|journal=Plast Reconstr Surg
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|location=
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|date=1998
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|volume=101
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|issue=7
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|pages=1990-8
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/schultheiss/
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|quote=
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|pubmedID=9623850
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|DOI=10.1097/00006534-199806000-00037
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|accessdate=2020-01-02
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}}</ref> and was the reason why the original [[Brit Milah]] was made more radical, turning it into [[Periah|brit periah]].
  
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Interest in foreskin restoration reappeared during the world war II, when Jewish men were often identified by the absence of foreskin. Surgical methods were attempted. This interest traveled to Europe and the United States, giving place to new methods. In 1982, some men who didn't want to submit to surgery, rediscovered non-surgical restoration and created the [[BUFF]] method, which they shared freely. Since then, new methods have been developed through experimentation, and shared through internet in online forums.
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Interest in foreskin restoration reappeared during World War II, when Jewish men were often identified by the absence of [[foreskin]].<ref name="schultheiss1998" /> Surgical methods were attempted.<ref name="tushmet1965">{{REFjournal
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|last=Tushmet
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|first=Leonard
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|init=L
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|author-link=
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|etal=no
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|title=Uncircumcision
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|journal=Medical Times
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|location=
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|date=1965-06
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|volume=93
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|issue=6
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|pages=588-93
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/tushmet1/
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}}</ref> This interest traveled to Europe and the United States, giving place to new methods. In 1982, some men who didn't want to submit to surgery, rediscovered non-surgical restoration and created the [[BUFF]] method, which they shared freely.<ref name="bigelow1994">{{REFjournal
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|last=Bigelow
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|first=Jim
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|init=J
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|author-link=Jim Bigelow
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|title=Uncircumcising: undoing the effects of an ancient practice in a modern world
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|journal=Mothering
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|date=1994-07
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|volume=
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|issue=
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|pages=59-61
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow
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|accessdate=2010-01-02
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</ref> Since then, new methods have been developed through experimentation, and shared through internet in online forums.
  
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The [[AAP]] and the [[CDC]] make no mention of foreskin restoration in their circumcision policies. The general attitude of the American medical community towards restorers is one of skepticism. Restoration is discounted as a placebo, and restorers are accused of being obsessed and psychologically unstable.
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The [[AAP]] and the [[CDC]] make no mention of foreskin restoration in their circumcision policies. The general attitude of the American medical community towards restorers is one of skepticism. Restoration is discounted as a placebo, and restorers are accused of being obsessed and psychologically unstable. A tireless advocate of [[circumcision]] and major critic of [[foreskin restoration]] is [[Brian J. Morris]].
  
 
After being part of an interview for a magazine article, this editor found out that the same magazine had already published an article on the topic some years ago, fact that was probably ignored by the interviewer. While I mentioned to the interviewer how the AAP systematically ignores foreskin restorers in their policy statement, not realizing that restorers are the "unhappy customers" of this unnecessary procedure, this comment unfortunately was also cut from the printed interview. Perhaps it was considered too confrontational, or the interviewer did not realize the importance of this contrast.
 
After being part of an interview for a magazine article, this editor found out that the same magazine had already published an article on the topic some years ago, fact that was probably ignored by the interviewer. While I mentioned to the interviewer how the AAP systematically ignores foreskin restorers in their policy statement, not realizing that restorers are the "unhappy customers" of this unnecessary procedure, this comment unfortunately was also cut from the printed interview. Perhaps it was considered too confrontational, or the interviewer did not realize the importance of this contrast.
  
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When media outlets share articles about foreskin restoration on social media, the general comments also often include disbelief and disrespect. In spite of 33 years of freely sharing information on non-surgical foreskin restoration, most people think it's some kind of new fad.
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When media outlets share articles about foreskin restoration on social media, the general comments also often include disbelief and disrespect. In spite of 35 years of freely sharing information on non-surgical foreskin restoration, most people think it's some kind of new fad.
  
 
This experience with the interview and subsequent observation of comments on social media inspired us to compile an extensive list of articles. Furthermore, since web pages are somewhat volatile and tend to disappear, we have stored each article in PDF format for archival purposes.
 
This experience with the interview and subsequent observation of comments on social media inspired us to compile an extensive list of articles. Furthermore, since web pages are somewhat volatile and tend to disappear, we have stored each article in PDF format for archival purposes.
  
 
== Books about foreskin restoration ==
 
== Books about foreskin restoration ==
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* {{REFbook
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|last=Waring
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|first=Mark
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|init=M
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|author-link=Mark Waring
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|title=[[Foreskin Restoration: Uncircumcision]]
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|year=1988
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|edition=(Out of print)
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}}
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* {{REFbook
 
* {{REFbook
 
  |last=Bigelow
 
  |last=Bigelow
 
  |first=Jim
 
  |first=Jim
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|init=J
 
  |author-link=Jim Bigelow
 
  |author-link=Jim Bigelow
 
  |year=1991
 
  |year=1991
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  |last=Griffin
 
  |last=Griffin
 
  |first=Gary M.
 
  |first=Gary M.
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|init=GM
 
  |author-link=Gary M. Griffin
 
  |author-link=Gary M. Griffin
 
  |title=[[Decircumcision: Circumcision Practices & Foreskin Restoration Methods]]
 
  |title=[[Decircumcision: Circumcision Practices & Foreskin Restoration Methods]]
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  |isbn=978-1879967052
 
  |isbn=978-1879967052
 
}}
 
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* {{REFbook
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|last=Waring
 
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|first=Mark
 
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|author-link=Mark Waring
 
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|title=[[Foreskin Restoration: Uncircumcision]]
 
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|year=1988
 
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|edition=(Out of print)
 
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* {{REFbook
 
* {{REFbook
 
  |last=Dr. West
 
  |last=Dr. West
 
  |first=Chris
 
  |first=Chris
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|init=C
 
  |title=[[Foreskin Restoration 101]]: How to Decircumcise For a Better Sex Life
 
  |title=[[Foreskin Restoration 101]]: How to Decircumcise For a Better Sex Life
 
  |year=2014
 
  |year=2014
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  |publisher=KDP
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  |publisher=[[KDP]]
 
  |isbn=978-1500127992
 
  |isbn=978-1500127992
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
== Forums about foreskin restoration ==
 
== Forums about foreskin restoration ==
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* [http://foreskin-restoration.net Foreskin-restoration.net]
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* [http://foreskin-restoration.net/forum/ Foreskin-restoration.net]
 
 
* [http://www.restoringforeskin.org/ Restoring foreskin.org]
 
* [http://www.restoringforeskin.org/ Restoring foreskin.org]
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* [http://foreskin-restoration.info/forum Advanced Devices forum]
 
 
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/ Reddit Restoring Foreskin forum]
 
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/ Reddit Restoring Foreskin forum]
  
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Pages specific to foreskin restoration devices are not shown here, they will be listed on the [[Basics of foreskin restoration]]
 
Pages specific to foreskin restoration devices are not shown here, they will be listed on the [[Basics of foreskin restoration]]
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* [http://www.norm.org/whyrestore.html NORM - National Organization of Restoring Men]
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* [http://www.circumstitions.com/Restore.html Circumstitions - foreskin restoration, a growing movement]
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* [http://www.cirp.org/pages/restore.html CIRP Circumcision Information and Resource Pages]
 
* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/what-foreskin-restoration What is foreskin restoration (Tally)]
 
* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/what-foreskin-restoration What is foreskin restoration (Tally)]
 
* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/benefits-foreskin-restoration-part-1-sensitivity Benefits]
 
* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/benefits-foreskin-restoration-part-1-sensitivity Benefits]
 
* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/benefits-foreskin-restoration-part-2-newfound-well-being Benefits part 2]
 
* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/benefits-foreskin-restoration-part-2-newfound-well-being Benefits part 2]
 
* [http://restoringtally.com/blog/2010/06/how-start-restoring-your-foreskin How to start]
 
* [http://restoringtally.com/blog/2010/06/how-start-restoring-your-foreskin How to start]
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* [http://www.cirp.org/pages/restore.html CIRP Circumcision Information and Resource Pages]
 
 
* [http://www.restoringforeskin.org/beginners-guide-foreskin-restoration Beginners' guide to foreskin restoration]
 
* [http://www.restoringforeskin.org/beginners-guide-foreskin-restoration Beginners' guide to foreskin restoration]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreskin_restoration Wikipedia]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreskin_restoration Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.norm.org/whyrestore.html NORM - National Organization of Restoring Men]
 
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* [http://www.newforeskin.biz/ New foreskin - foreskin restoration experience]
 
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* [http://www.circumstitions.com/Restore.html Circumstitions - foreskin restoration, a growing movement]
 
 
* [https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/foreskin-restoration/ Doctors Opposing Circumcision - foreskin restoration]
 
* [https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/foreskin-restoration/ Doctors Opposing Circumcision - foreskin restoration]
 
* [http://iomfats.org/resources/restoring/ Page with description of methods]
 
* [http://iomfats.org/resources/restoring/ Page with description of methods]
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* [http://www.foreskin.gc.bz/ History and methods of foreskin restoration]
 
* [http://www.foreskin.gc.bz/ History and methods of foreskin restoration]
  
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== Articles about foreskin restoration ==
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== Medical journal articles about foreskin restoration ==
  
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1. Non-Surgical Foreskin Restoration. The stretching procedure. BUFF. (1982?) [[File:fs01.pdf]]
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The publication of articles in medical journals about foreskin restoration has been slight. The ancient practice of [[epispasm]] was revived by laymen. It bears testimony to the harm, injury, and damage done by medical doctors who practice [[circumcision]], so little has been printed in medical journals about [[foreskin restoration]]. Consequently, the typical medical doctor is entirely ignorant concerning foreskin restoration.
  
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2. ''Medical Times''. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/tushmet1/ Uncircumcision]" Leonard Tushmet, 1965  (Of historical interest but only discusses the early surgeries) [[File:fs02.pdf]]
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The following selection does not claim to be complete and is sorted by year of publication (new to old).
  
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3. ''THE JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH''. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/greer1/ A Technique for Foreskin Reconstruction and Some Preliminary Results]". DONALD M. GREER, JR., PAUL C. MOHL, AND KATHY A. SHELEY, 1982.  [[File:fs03.pdf]]
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Özer
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|init=M
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|last2=Timmermans
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|init2=FW
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|title=<q>An insight into circumcised men seeking foreskin reconstruction: a prospective cohort study</q>
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|journal=Int J Impot Res
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|date=2020-11
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|volume=32
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|pages=611-6
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|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mujde-Ozer/publication/338346939_%27An_insight_into_circumcised_men_seeking_foreskin_reconstruction_a_prospective_cohort_study%27/links/5e393d7ba6fdccd96584890a/An-insight-into-circumcised-men-seeking-foreskin-reconstruction-a-prospective-cohort-study.pdf
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|quote=Although rare, these patients experience a heavy burden and will go to great lengths to reconstruct their foreskin, more often so without the involvement of healthcare professions.
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|pubmedID=31896833
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|DOI=10.1038/s41443-019-0223-y
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|format=PDF
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|accessdate=2022-06-09
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Timmermans
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|init=FW
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|last2=Mokken
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|init2=SE
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|last3=Poor Toulabi
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|init3=SCZ
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|etal=yes
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|title=A review on the history of and treatment options for foreskin reconstruction after circumcision
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|journal= Int J Impot Res
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|date=2021-04-14
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|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Floyd-Timmermans/publication/350881409_A_review_on_the_history_of_and_treatment_options_for_foreskin_reconstruction_after_circumcision/links/607d5ae9881fa114b41189e1/A-review-on-the-history-of-and-treatment-options-for-foreskin-reconstruction-after-circumcision.pdf
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|quote=Nonsurgical methods of reconstruction are rarely mentioned in literature. Nonetheless, nonsurgical methods, such as manual [[stretching]] and device-assisted tissue expansion, are commonplace among those who pursue foreskin reconstruction. Although the nonsurgical methods have yielded good results with minimal adverse effects, no proper medical research has been performed to quantify these outcomes.
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|pubmedID=33854205
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|DOI=10.1038/s41443-021-00438-3
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|format=PDF
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|accessdate=2022-06-09
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Hammond
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|first=Tim
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|init=T
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|author-link=Tim Hammond
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|last2=Carmack
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|first2=Adrienne
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|init2=A
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|author2-link=Adrienne Carmack
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|date=2017-02-17
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|title=Long-term adverse outcomes from neonatal circumcision reported in a survey of 1,008 men: An overview of health and human rights implications
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|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13642987.2016.1260007
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|journal=Int J Human Rights
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|volume=21
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|issue=2
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|pages=189–218
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|DOI=10.1080/13642987.2016.1260007
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|accessdate=2022-07-27
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Collier
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|first=Roger
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|init=R
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|title=Whole again: the practice of foreskin restoration
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|journal=CMAJ
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|date=2011-12-13
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|volume=183
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|issue=18
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|pages=2092-3
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|url=https://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/18/2092
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|pubmedID=22083672
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|pubmedCID=3255154
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|DOI=10.1503/cmaj.109-4009
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Hammond
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|first=Tim
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|init=T
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|author-link=Tim Hammond
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|title=A preliminary poll of men circumcised in infancy or childhood
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|journal=BJU Int
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|date=1999-01
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|volume=83 Suppl 1
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|pages=85-92
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|url=http://www.noharmm.org/bju.htm
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|pubmedID=10349419
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|DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.0830s1085.x
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|accessdate=2022-06-10
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Brandes
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|init=SB
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|last2=McAninch
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|init2=JW
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|title=Surgical methods of restoring the prepuce: a critical review
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|journal=BJU Int
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|date=1999
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|volume=83 Suppl 1
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|pages=109-13
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/brandes1/
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|pubmedID=10349422
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|DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.0830s1109.x
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Schultheiss
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|init=D
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|last2=Truss
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|init2=MC
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|last3=Stief
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|init3=CG
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|last4=Jonas
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|init4=CG
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|title=Uncircumcision: a historical review of preputial restoration
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|journal=Plast Reconstr Surg
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|date=1998-06
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|volume=101
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|issue=7
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|pages=1990-8
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/schultheiss/
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|pubmedID=9623850
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|DOI=10.1097/00006534-199806000-00037
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Pertot
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|init=S
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/pertot/
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|title=Sensitivity is the rising issue on circumcision
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|journal=Australian Doctor
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|date=1994-11-25
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Anonymous
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|title=The joy of uncircumcising
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|journal=BMJ
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|date=1994-09-10
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|volume=309
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|page=676-7
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/anonymous1/
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|quote=When you look up circumcision in modern surgical textbooks you find the anatomy of the foreskin well described but no mention of its function. You find the indications for circumcision and how to carry it out, but no mention of the consequences.
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Money
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|first=John
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|title=Sexology, body image, foreskin restoration, and bisexual status
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|journal=J Sex Res
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|date=1991-02
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|volume=28
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|issue=1
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|pages=145-56
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|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3812956
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Goodwin
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|init=WE
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|title=Uncircumcision: a technique for plastic reconstruction of a prepuce after circumcision
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|journal=J Urol
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|date=1990-11
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|volume=144
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|issue=5
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|pages=1203-5
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/goodwin1/
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|pubmedID=2231896
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|DOI=10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39693-3
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|accessdate=2022-06-06
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Greer
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|init=DM
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|last2=Mohl
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|init2=PC
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|last3=Sheley
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|init3=KA
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|title=A technique for foreskin reconstruction and some preliminary results
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|journal=J Sex Res
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|date=1982-11
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|volume=18
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|issue=4
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|pages=324-30
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/greer1/
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Mohl
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|init=PC
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  |last2=Adams
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|init2=R
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|last3=Greer
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|init3=DM
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|last4=Sheley
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|init4=KA
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|title=Prepuce restoration seekers: psychiatric aspects
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|journal=Arch Sex Behav
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|date=1981-08
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|volume=10
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|issue=4
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|pages=383-93
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/PrepuceRestorationSeekers.pdf
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|archived=yes
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|pubmedID=7295020
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|pubmedCID=
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|DOI=10.1007/BF01565542
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Levin
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|init=S
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|author-link=
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|title=Letter: Circumcision and uncircumcision
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|journal=South African Medical Journal
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|date=1976-06-05
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|volume=50
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|issue=24
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|pages=913
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|pubmedID=945618
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Schneider
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|init=T
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|title=Circumcision and 'uncircumcision'
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|journal=S Afr Med J
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|date=1976-03-27
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|volume=50
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|issue=14
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|pages=556-8
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|pubmedID=775659
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Lynch
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|init=ML
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|last2=Pryor
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|init2=JP
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|title=Uncircumcision: a one-stage procedure
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|journal=Br J Urol
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|date=1973-08
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|volume=72
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|issue=7
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|pages=257-8
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|url=https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1464-410X.1993.tb00707.x
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|pubmedID=8402042
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|DOI=10.1111/j.1464-410x.1993.tb00707.x
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|accessdate=2022-06-10
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Tushmot
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|first=Leonard
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|init=L
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|title=Uncircumcision
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|journal=Medical Times
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|date=1965-06
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|volume=93
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|issue=6
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|pages=588-93
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/tushmet1/
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|pubmedID=14287361
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
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# {{REFjournal
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|last=Penn
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|init=J
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|title=Penile reform
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|journal=Br J Plast Surg
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|date=1963-07
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|volume=16
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|pages=287-8
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/penn1/
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|quote=The result was satisfactory physically and the patient was completely rehabilitated psychologically.
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|pubmedID=14042759
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|DOI=10.1016/s0007-1226(63)80123-x
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|accessdate=2022-06-05
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}}
  
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3b. ''Archives of Sexual Behavior''. "[http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01565542Prepuce Restoration Seekers: Psychiatric Aspects]". P.C. Mohl, R. Adams, D.M. Greer and K.A. Sheley. 1981  [[File:PrepuceRestorationSeekers.pdf]]
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== Articles in popular press about foreskin restoration ==
  
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4. ''The Journal of Sex Research''. "[http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3812956?sid=21105242565931&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&uid=3739600 Sexology, body image, foreskin restoration and bisexual status]." John Money, 1991. [http://intactwiki.org/wiki/File:Fs0401.gif Part of the paper. Full paper requires payment]
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The following selection does not claim to be complete and is sorted by year of publication (new to old).  
  
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5. ''The Independent''. "[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/health-they-took-my-foreskin-and-i-want-it-back-some-men-feel-their-circumcision-at-birth-was-an-assault-now-they-can-be-uncircumcised-without-surgery-writes-cherrill-hicks-1458890.htmlHealth: They took my foreskin, and I want it back: Some men feel their circumcision at birth was an assault. Now they can be 'uncircumcised' without surgery, writes Cherrill Hicks]". Cherrill Hicks, 1993.  [[File:fs05.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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|title=Millennial Men Rush to Restore Their Foreskins, ‘Feel Whole Again’
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6. ''Mothering''. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow1/ Uncircumcising Undoing the Effects of an Ancient Practice in a Modern World]". Jim Bigelow, 1994 [[File:fs06.pdf]]
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|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hzPX3qavME
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7. ''AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR''. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/pertot/SENSITIVITY IS THE RISING ISSUE ON CIRCUMCISION]". Sandra Pertot, 1994. [[File:fs07.pdf]]
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|publisher=Heat Street
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|date=2016-10-18
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8. ''BMJ''. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/anonymous1/The joy of uncircumcising]". Anonymous, 1994. [[File:fs08.pdf]]
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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9. ''Chicago Reader''. "[http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-foreskin-flap/Content?oid=886868The Foreskin flap]". Jeffrey Felshman, 1995.  [[File:fs09.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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|last=Scott
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10. ''The New Mexican''. "http://www.noharmm.org/reversal.htmCircumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity". Greg Toppo, 1996. [[File:fs10.pdf]]
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|first=Abby
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11. ''Westword''. "[http://web.archive.org/web/19970511023554/http://www.westword.com/extra/foreskin.htmlBoys and their hoods].". Chris LaMorte, 1996. [[File:fs11.pdf]]
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|url=https://therooster.com/blog/circumsized-men-have-figured-out-how-regrow-foreskin-increased-sexual-pleasure
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|title=Circumcised men figured out how to regrow foreskin to increase sexual pleasure
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12. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/schultheiss/ Uncircumcision: A Historical Review of Preputial Restoration]". Dirk Schultheiss, M.D., Michael C. Truss, M.D., Christian G. Stief, M.D., and Udo Jonas, M.D., 1998.  [[File:fs12.pdf]]
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|publisher=Rooster
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|date=2016-04-18
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13. ''Fathering Magazine''. "[http://www.fathermag.com/health/circ/restore/rio/01/ Uncircumcised: Foreskin Restoration]", Rio Cruz, 1999. [[File:fs1301.pdf]] [[File:fs1302.pdf]] [[File:fs1303.pdf]] [[File:fs1304.pdf]] [[File:fs1305.pdf]] [[File:fs1306.pdf]]
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=Another offered, “I cannot believe the difference in my orgasms, especially when I experience a full body orgasm.”
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14. ''Guide Magazine''. "[http://archive.guidemag.com/magcontent/invokemagcontent.cfm?ID=E0BE2497-C7B8-11D3-AD8E0050DA7E046B Lost and found]" Scott Richards, 1999. [[File:fs14.pdf]]
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}}
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# {{REFweb
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15. ''Salon''. [http://www.salon.com/1999/12/17/tuggers/Foreskin and several years from now]. Kim Lane, 1999.  [[File:salon 1999.pdf]]
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|last=Morson
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  |first=Jenn
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16. ''BJU International''. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/brandes1/ Surgical methods of restoring the prepuce: a critical review]" S.B. BRANDES and J. W. McANINCH, 1999.  (This article was outdated at the time it was published. Authors were skeptic of non-surgical restoration and discussing surgical methods, at a time when restorers were focused in non-surgical ways and discouraged any surgical restoration). [[File:fs16.pdf]]
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|init=J
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|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-men-who-want-their-foreskin-back
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17. ''Post Gazette''. "[http://old.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20000425hnorm2.asp Local men restoring their foreskins]", Christopher Snowbeck, 2000.  [[File:fs17.pdf]]
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|title=The Men Who Want Their Foreskin Back
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|date=2016-02-23
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18. ''MetroActive''. "[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/01.27.00/foreskin-0004.html Willy Nilly. Foreskin restoration advocates hope for healing as they fight a long and sensitive battle against circumcision]. Mary Spicuzza, 2000.  [[File:fs18.pdf]]
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|publisher=The Daily Beast
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  |accessdate=2022-06-08
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19. ''The Wall Street Journal''. "[http://www.cirp.org/news/wsj12-28-00/ 'intactivists' seek to undo a long practiced ritual]". Barry Newmann, 2000.   [[File:fs19.pdf]]
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}} Archived PDF: [[File:The Men Who Want Their Foreskin Back - The Daily Beast.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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20. ''MSN''. "[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3543481/ These men want their foreskins back]". Jon Bonne, 2003.  [[File:fs20.pdf]]
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|last=Elder
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|first=Adam
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21. ''Wired''. [http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/WiredArticle-1.htm New foreskin is really a stretch]. Kristen Philp Koski, 2004.  [[File:fs2101.pdf]] [[File:fs2102.pdf]]
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|init=A
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|url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/i-grew-back-my-foreskin-and-you-can-too
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22. ''The Guardian''. "[http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/Guardian-2005-10-29.htm Sore point]". Richard Johnson, 2005. [[File:fs22.pdf]]
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|title=I Grew Back My Foreskin, and You Can Too
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  |publisher=Mel Magazine
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22a. [http://web.archive.org/web/20061224133413/http://www.penisdoctor.com/foreskin.html Reed center in Miami used to offer surgical restoration 2005-2006] [[File:fs22a.pdf]]
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|date=2016-02-01
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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23. ''Toronto Life''. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20080304125201/http://www.torontolife.com/features/boys-and-hood/ Boys and the hood]", Veronica Cusack, 2006.  [[File:fs2301.pdf]] [[File:fs2302.pdf]] [[File:fs2303.pdf]] [[File:fs2304.pdf]] [[File:fs2305.pdf]]
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}} Archive PDF: [[File:I Grew Back My Foreskin, and You Can Too — MEL Magazine — Medium.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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24. ''Time''. "[http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1679981,00.html The Great Uncircumcision Debate]". Jeninne Lee-St. John, 2007. [[File:fs24.pdf]]
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|title=A Look at the Wacky, Wrinkly World of Foreskin Restoration
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|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/10/06/uncut-a-look-at-the-wacky-wrinkly-world-of-foreskin-restoration/
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25. ''Houston Press''. "[http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-07-12/news/the-fantastic-foreskin/full/ The Fantastic Foreskin]", Craig Malisow, 2007. (PDF larger than we can upload at the time)
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  |last=Swanson
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|first=Jess
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26. ''Chicago Tribune''. "[http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/Circumspection-Chicago%20Tribune.htmCircumcision circumspection]". Judy Peres, 2007.  [[File:fs26.pdf]]
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|init=J
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|publisher=The Village Voice
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27. ''Details Magazine''. "[http://www.details.com/fashion-style/grooming-and-health/200809/gimme-some-skin/ Gimme some skin]". Elisa Ludwig, 2008. [[File:fs27.pdf]]
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|date=2015-10-06
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|accessdate=2022-06-09
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28. ''Star Observer''. "[http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/second-skin-now-an-option/11 Second skin now an option]". Anonymous contributor. 2008. [[File:fs28.pdf]]
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|quote=“Sex does not hurt anymore,” Ted’s wife shouts over him into the receiver. “No more sandpaper!”
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}}
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29. ''Whole Women Magazine''. "[http://www.thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/a-journey-to-foreskin-restorationGetting Back What was Lost: A Journey to Foreskin Restoration]". James Mac, 2010. "" [[File:fs29.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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  |title=Meet the Circumcised Men in Miami Trying to Regrow Their Foreskins
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30. ''The Good Men Project''. "[http://goodmenproject.com/health/the-foreskin-renaissance/ The foreskin renaissance]". Laura Novak, 2011. [[File:fs30.pdf]]
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|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/meet-the-circumcised-men-in-miami-trying-to-regrow-their-foreskins-7954844
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|last=Swanson
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31. ''The Healthy Bear''. "[http://thehealthybear.com/foreskin-restoration-to-reverse-circumcision/ The healthy bear on foreskin restoration and how to reverse circumcision]". George Forgan-Smith, 2011 [[File:fs31.pdf]]
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  |first=Jess
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|init=J
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32. ''Tikkun''. "[http://www.tikkun.org/nextgen/mourning-a-foreskin Mourning a Foreskin]". Patricia Karlin-Neumann, 2011. (About [[Lisa Braver Moss]]' novel, "[[The Measure of His Grief]]", which deals with the topic of foreskin restoration). [[File:fs32.pdf]]
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|publisher=Miami New Times
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|date=2015-10-06
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33. ''Vice''. "[http://www.vice.com/en_se/read/matthew-hess-wants-to-save-your-babys-foreskin Matthew Hess wants to save your baby's foreskin]". Wilbert L. Cooper, 2011. [[File:fs33.pdf]]
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|accessdate=2022-06-09
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|quote="Most of the world is horrified to find out that this is done by anybody," Goldman adds. "There is even a movement among Jews in various countries including here and in [[Israel]] that is raising awareness about not circumcising their sons."
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34. ''Canadian Medical Association Journal''. [http://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/18/2092 Whole again: the practice of foreskin restoration]. Roger Collier. December 11, 20ll.  
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}}
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# {{REFnews
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35. ''The Punch''. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131114170152/http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-was-circumcised-and-i-want-my-foreskin-back/ I was circumcised and I want my foreskin back]". Elwyn Moir, 2012. [[File:fs34.pdf]]
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|title=It Takes a Lot of Dick-Tugging to Get Your Foreskin Back
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|url=http://www.vice.com/read/it-takes-a-lot-of-dick-tugging-to-get-your-foreskin-back-701?utm_source=vicefbus
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36. ''Salon''. "[http://www.salon.com/2012/12/24/in_defense_of_the_foreskin/ In defense of the foreskin]". Stephen Robert Morse, 2012. http://www.salon.com/2012/12/24/in_defense_of_the_foreskin/ [[File:Salon 2012.pdf]]
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|last=Holslin
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|first=Peter
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37. ''Science'' 2.0 "[http://www.science20.com/crawler_superland/blog/open_letter_american_academy_pediatrics-93300 Open letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics]". Chris Austin, 2012. [[File:fs36.pdf]]
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|init=P
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|publisher=Vice
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38. ''The kernel''. "[http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/features/report/5897/the-men-who-want-their-foreskins-back/#The men who want their foreskins back]". Jeremy Wilson, 2013  [[File:fs37.pdf]]
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|date=2015-07-01
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|accessdate=2023-06-08
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39. ''Huffington Post''. "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/men-missing-foreskin-fume_n_4072048.html Men missing foreskin fume on forums]" 2013. (Mostly a summary of the one in the Kernel, no name) [[File:fs38.pdf]]
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|quote=<q>Most of the world is horrified to find out that this is done by anybody,</q> Goldman adds. <q>There is even a movement among Jews in various countries, including here and in [[Israel]], that is raising awareness about not circumcising their sons.</q>
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}} [[File:fs49.pdf]]
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40. ''news.com.au'' "Meet the circumcised men who want to restore their foreskins". 2013 (one of the most negative articles on the topic) http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/meet-the-circumcised-men-who-want-to-restore-their-foreskins/story-fneuzlbd-1226735269440 [[File:fs39.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Parents love genital cutting more than they love their own children
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41. ''Aussie Penis''. "[http://www.aussiepenis.com/2013/10/09/foreskin-restoration-growing-in-popularity-in-australia Foreskin restoration growing in popularity in Australia]", 2013. / [[File:fs40.pdf]]
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|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/01/31/%E2%80%9Cparents_love_genital_cutting_more_than_they_love_their_own_children%E2%80%9D_two_intactivists_tell_salon_about_foreskin_restoration/
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|last=Kutner
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42. ''All Woman (Jamaican Observer)''. "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/AllWoman/Is-circumcision-reversal-possible-_14620467 Is circumcision reversal possible?]" Donna Hussey-Whyte, 2013. [[File:fs41.pdf]]
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|first=Jenny
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43. ''Net Doctor''. "[http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/menshealth/204789.html I'm circumcised, can my foreskin be restored?]". The Net Doctor medical team, 2014.  (A very negative response from medical professionals, discouraging restoration, seems to be indicative of the medical attitude towards foreskin restorers). [[File:fs42.pdf]]
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|publisher=Salon
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|date=2015-01-31
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44. ''All Experts''. "[http://en.allexperts.com/q/Urology-Male-issues-989/2014/3/foreskin-restoration.htm Foreskin restoration]". Stephen W. Leslie, MD, 2014.  (Another case of a physician discouraging a person asking for information on restoration). [[File:fs43.pdf]]
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|accessdate=2022-06-09
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|quote=What’s strange to me is if you go to a parent of a new child, and that new child has to go in for a surgery as they believe, you would think proving to them that that child doesn’t need the surgery would be a huge relief to the parent. But parents aren’t relieved. They’re very, very emotionally detached to the idea of genital cutting. I’ve said it many times, and I’ve yet to really be proven wrong, parents love the act of genital cutting more than they love their own children.
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45. ''Narratively''. "[http://narrative.ly/skin-deep/the-intact-ivists/ Fighting for foreskin]", Stephen Robert Morse, 2014.  [[File:fs44.pdf]]
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}} [[File:Salon 2015.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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46. ''Go Naked Magazine''. "[http://issuu.com/gonakedmagazine/docs/gonaked_magazine_jan_2014/45 Transforming your penis]". NYCDNCR, 2014.   [http://intactwiki.org/wiki/File:Fs4501.jpg Part 1] [http://intactwiki.org/wiki/File:Fs4502.jpg Part 2]
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|url=http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/menshealth/204789.html
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|title=I'm circumcised, can my foreskin be restored?
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47. ''ZB''. [http://bearslairforum.com/enema/SpeculumPages/Page18/MyForeskinRestoration.htm My foreskin restoration]. Frank, 2014 (?)  (Account of surgical restoration with explicit narrative - on a fetish/fiction website) [[File:fs46.pdf]]
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|last=The NetDoctor Medical Team
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|publisher=Net Doctor
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48. [http://www.bilerico.com/2013/07/foreskin_restoration_becoming_whole_again.php Foreskin Restoration: becoming whole again]. E Winter Toshlin. 2013. The bilerico project.  [[File:fs47.pdf]]
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  |date=2014-07-03
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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49. ''Salon''. "[http://www.salon.com/2015/01/31/%E2%80%9Cparents_love_genital_cutting_more_than_they_love_their_own_children%E2%80%9D_two_intactivists_tell_salon_about_foreskin_restoration/Parents love genital cutting more than they love their own children]" : Two "intactivist" tell Salon about foreskin restoration. Jenny Kutner, 2015.   [[File:Salon 2015.pdf]]
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|quote=I was circumcised at a very early age and this has left my penis very 'insensitive'. I have therefore found sexual intercourse not perhaps as pleasurable as it could be. I have immense difficulty getting enough stimulation to ejaculate during intercourse.
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}} [[File:fs42.pdf]]
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50. ''Vice''. [http://www.vice.com/read/it-takes-a-lot-of-dick-tugging-to-get-your-foreskin-back-701?utm_source=vicefbus It Takes a Lot of Dick-Tugging to Get Your Foreskin Back]
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# {{REFweb
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July 1, 2015 By Peter Holslin [[File:fs49.pdf]]
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Fs43.pdf
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51. ''The Village Voice''.  [http://www.villagevoice.com/news/uncut-a-look-at-the-wacky-wrinkly-world-of-foreskin-restoration-7747950Uncut: A Look at the Wacky, Wrinkly World of Foreskin Restoration].
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|title=Erectile Dysfunction
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October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson
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|last=Leslie
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|first=Stephen W.
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52. ''Miami New Times''. [http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/meet-the-circumcised-men-in-miami-trying-to-regrow-their-foreskins-7954844 Meet the Circumcised Men in Miami Trying to Regrow Their Foreskins]
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|init=SW
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October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson
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|publisher=All Experts
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|date=2014
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53. [https://features.wearemel.com/i-grew-back-my-foreskin-and-you-can-too-20693e1c0152#.fp0tobga1 I Grew Back My Foreskin, and You Can Too]. February 1st, 2016, by Adam Elder. ''Mel Magazine''.  [[File:I Grew Back My Foreskin, and You Can Too — MEL Magazine — Medium.pdf]]
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|format=PDF
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54. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/23/the-men-who-want-their-foreskin-back.html The men who want their foreskin back]. February 23, 2016, by Jenn Morson. ''The Daily Beast''.  [[File:The Men Who Want Their Foreskin Back - The Daily Beast.pdf]]
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}} (Another case of a physician discouraging a person asking for information on restoration). [[File:fs43.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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55. [http://www.therooster.com/blog/circumsized-men-have-figured-out-how-regrow-foreskin-increased-sexual-pleasure Circumcised men figured out how to regrow foreskin to increase sexual pleasure]. April 18, 2016, by Abby Scott.
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|title=My foreskin restoration
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Fs46.pdf
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56. [http://heatst.com/life/millennial-men-rush-to-restore-their-foreskins-feel-whole-again/ Millennial Men Rush to Restore Their Foreskins], ‘Feel Whole Again’. October 18, 2016. ''Heat Street''.  
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|archived=yes
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|last=Frank
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  |publisher=ZB
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|date=2014
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|accessdate=2022-06-09
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|format=PDF
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}} (Account of surgical restoration with explicit narrative - on a fetish/fiction website) [[File:fs46.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Transforming your penis
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|url=https://gonakedmagazine.com/
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|publisher=Go Naked Magazine
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|date=2014
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|accessdate=2022-06-09
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}} [[:File:fs4501.jpg]] [[:File:fs4502.jpg]]
 +
# {{REFnews
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|title=Meet the circumcised men who want to restore their foreskins
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|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/meet-the-circumcised-men-who-want-to-restore-their-foreskins/news-story/0482bed6d359e98bd9a5fc6a3111e827
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|last=Piotrowski
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|first=Daniel
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|init=D
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|website=news.com.au
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  |date=2013-10-09
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=But many men said they have experienced emotional difficulties because of their parents' decision to have them circumcised.
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}} [[File:fs39.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Men missing foreskin fume on forums
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|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/men-missing-foreskin-fume_n_4072048
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|last=Murdock
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|first=Sebastian
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|init=S
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|publisher=Huffington Post
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|date=2013-10-08
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=Many users express animosity towards their parents for the removal of their extra skin.
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}} [[File:fs38.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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|title=The men who want their foreskins back
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Fs37.pdf
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|archived=yes
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|last=Wilson
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|first=Jeremy
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|init=J
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|publisher=The Kernel
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|date=2013-10-07
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|format=PDF
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|quote=The simplest way of imparting tension upon one's member is to pull on it manually. Many methods for manual tugging exist and members use foreskin-restoration.net to share their experiences.
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}} [[File:fs37.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Is circumcision reversal possible?
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|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/all-woman/is-circumcision-reversal-possible/
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|last=Hussy-Whyte
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|first=Donna
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|init=D
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|publisher=Jamaican Observer
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|date=2013-07-08
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=Many boys who are circumcised become men who regret the decision.
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}} [[File:fs41.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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|url=https://bilerico.lgbtqnation.com/2013/07/foreskin_restoration_becoming_whole_again.php
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  |title=Foreskin Restoration: Becoming Whole Again
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|last=Winter Tashlin
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|inir=E
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|publisher=Billarico Project
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|date=2013-07-07
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=The fundamental principle behind [[foreskin restoration]] is remarkably simple: when [[skin]] is put under tension, it grows through the process of [[mitosis]].
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}} [[File:fs47.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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|url=http://www.aussiepenis.com/2013/10/09/foreskin-restoration-growing-in-popularity-in-australia Foreskin restoration growing in popularity in Australia
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  |title=Foreskin restoration growing in popularity in Australia
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|publisher=Aussie Penis
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|date=2013
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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}} [[File:fs40.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=In defense of the foreskin
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|url=http://www.salon.com/2012/12/24/in_defense_of_the_foreskin/
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|last=Morse
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|first=Stephen Robert
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  |init=SR
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|publisher=Salon
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|date=2012-12-24
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=All I knew was that this is clearly not a decision I should be making for another human being.
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}} [[File:Salon 2012.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Fighting for foreskin
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|url=http://narrative.ly/skin-deep/the-intact-ivists/ Fighting for foreskin
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|last=Morse
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|first=Stephen Robert
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|init=SR
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|publisher=Narratively
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|date=2012-12-19
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=The contemporary restoration activists, who call themselves intactivists, stand by this ancient belief that the glans should not be exposed, and therefore circumcision is nothing less than mutilation.
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}} [[File:fs44.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=I was circumcised and I want my foreskin back
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|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114170152/http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-was-circumcised-and-i-want-my-foreskin-back/
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  |last=Moir
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|first=Elwyn
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|init=E
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|publisher=The Punch
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|date=2012-10-02
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=We should protect our men from feelings of hurt and violation as we do our women.
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}} [[File:fs34.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Open letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics
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|url=https://www.science20.com/crawler_superland/blog/open_letter_american_academy_pediatrics-93300
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|last=Austin
 +
|first=Chris
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|init=C
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|publisher=Science 2.0
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|date=2012
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|quote=When I was about four years old, I liked to walk along the road with my hand down the front of my trousers, feeling my [[foreskin]], because it felt nice.  This was a delicious, soft, blissful feeling. Then my mother had my foreskin cut off, to stop me from feeling it.
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}} [[File:fs36.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Mourning a Foreskin
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|url=https://www.tikkun.org/nextgen/mourning-a-foreskin
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|last=Karlin-Neumann
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|first=Patricia
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|init=P
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|publisher=Tikkun
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|date=2011-03-01
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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  |quote=Through her fiction, [[Lisa Braver Moss]] has found a new way to insinuate the circumcision controversy into the Jewish conversation.
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}} (About [[Lisa Braver Moss]]' novel, "[[The Measure of His Grief]]", which deals with the topic of foreskin restoration). [[File:fs32.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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|url=http://goodmenproject.com/health/the-foreskin-renaissance/
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|title=The foreskin renaissance
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|last=Novak
 +
|first=Laura
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|init=L
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|publisher=The Good Men Project
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|date=2011
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|accessdate=2022-06-07
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|quote=Foreskin restoration has changed my life, like I never imagined was possible,” he says. “At 55, I’m enjoying sex like I’m in my 20s. Having my foreskin has made me feel more confident and comfortable in my skin and body
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}} [[File:fs30.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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  |url=http://thehealthybear.com/foreskin-restoration-to-reverse-circumcision/
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|title=The healthy bear on foreskin restoration and how to reverse circumcision
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  |last=Forgan-Smith
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|first=George
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|init=G
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|publisher=The Healthy Bear
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|date=2011
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|accessdate=2022-06-07
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|quote=Currently Australian circumcision rates have dramatically dropped with only 10-20% of men being circumcised.
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}} [[File:fs31.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Matthew Hess wants to save your baby's foreskin
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Fs33.pdf
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|last=Cooper
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|first=Wilbert L.
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|init=WL
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|publisher=Vice
 +
|date=2011
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|accessdate=2022-06-08
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|format=PDF
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|quote=If a man wants to undergo circumcision by choice, we don’t oppose that. We oppose forced circumcision of minors. It’s common sense not to remove a healthy body part from someone who can’t consent. It’s against the law to cut off any part of a girl’s genitals or even draw one drop of blood. There is a [[double standard]] when it comes to boys’ penises.
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}} [[File:fs33.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Getting Back What was Lost: A Journey to Foreskin Restoration
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|url=http://www.thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/a-journey-to-foreskin-restoration
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|last=Mac
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|first=James
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|init=J
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|date=2010-12-28
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|accessdate=2022-06-07
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}} [[File:fs29.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Second skin now an option
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|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/second-skin-now-an-option/11
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|last=Anonymous
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|publisher=Star Observer
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|date=2008-05-21
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|accessdate=2022-06-07
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|quote=There are myriad ways of restoring the foreskin, so Dr Ball has produced a 40-minute video demonstration called [https://15square.org.uk/restoration-in-focus/ Restoration in Focus] showing the basic methods both DIY and commercial.
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}} [[File:fs28.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Gimme some skin
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Fs27.pdf
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|last=Ludwig
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|first=Elisa
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|init=E
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|publisher=Details Magazine
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|date=2008
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|accessdate=2023-06-07
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|format=PDF
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}} [[File:fs27.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=The Great Uncircumcision Debate
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|url=http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1679981,00.html
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|last=Lee-St. John
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  |first=Jeninne
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|init=J
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|publisher=Time
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|date=2007-11-02
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|accessdate=2022-06-07
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|quote="Foreskin feels really good." So good, in fact, that many restorers have also become "intactivists" who say involuntary circumcision of newborn males is cosmetic surgery and a civil rights violation.
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}} [[File:fs24.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Circumcision circumspection
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/chicagotribune2007-01-09/
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|last=Peres
 +
|first=Judy
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|init=J
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|publisher=Chicago Tribune
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|date=2007-01-09
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|accessdate=2022-06-07
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}} [[File:fs26.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=The Fantastic Foreskin
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|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-07-12/news/the-fantastic-foreskin/full/
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|last=Malisow
 +
|first=Craig
 +
|init=C
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|publisher=Houston Press
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|date=2007
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|quote=2022-06-07
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}} (PDF larger than we can upload at the time)
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Boys and the Hood
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|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304125201/http://www.torontolife.com/features/boys-and-hood/
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|archived=yes
 +
  |last=Cusack
 +
|first=Veronica
 +
|init=V
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|publisher=Toronto Life
 +
|date=2006-08
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=Though no one is keeping official statistics, the burgeoning Web presence of forums and chat groups, plus advocacy and information sites devoted to restoration, suggests that there are tens of thousands of men now at some stage of the procedure.
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}} [[File:fs2301.pdf]] [[File:fs2302.pdf]] [[File:fs2303.pdf]] [[File:fs2304.pdf]] [[File:fs2305.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Sore point
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|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/oct/29/health.religion
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  |last=Johnson
 +
|first=Richard
 +
|init=R
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|publisher=The Guardian
 +
|date=2005-10-28
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=When the foreskin is removed, it leaves the glans exposed and that can be difficult — removing a protective layer and sometimes creating soreness.  
 +
}} [[File:fs22.pdf]]
 +
# {{REFnews
 +
|title=New foreskin is really a stretch
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|url=https://www.wired.com/2004/07/new-foreskin-is-really-a-stretch/
 +
|last=Philipkoski
 +
|first=Kristen
 +
|init=K
 +
|publisher=Wired
 +
|date=2004-12-19
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=Men who have been circumcised, who account for about 63 percent of the U.S. male population (one of the highest rates in the world), have been stripped of some significant sensory ability, say some groups that oppose circumcision.
 +
}} [[File:fs2101.pdf]] [[File:fs2102.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=These men want their foreskins back
 +
|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3543481
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  |last=Bonné
 +
|first=Jon
 +
|init=J
 +
|publisher=NBC News
 +
|date=2003-11-24
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=You cannot cut off normal, healthy sexually functioning tissue without cutting off normal, healthy sexual functioning,
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}} [[File:fs20.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title='intactivists' seek to undo a long practiced ritual
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/wsj12-28-00/
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|last=Newman
 +
|first=Barry
 +
|init=B
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|publisher=Wall Street J
 +
|date=2000-12-28
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=You can restore if you want, but you can also educate others not to circumcise their boys.
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}} [[File:fs19.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Local men restoring their foreskins
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  |url=http://old.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20000425hnorm2.asp
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|last=Snowbeck
 +
|first=Christopher
 +
|init=C
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|publisher=Post Gazette
 +
|date=2000-04-25
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=The idea is to apply tension -- but, please, not too much tension -- to the shaft skin to stretch it and promote new skin growth.
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}} [[File:fs17.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Willy Nilly. Foreskin restoration advocates hope for healing as they fight a long and sensitive battle against circumcision
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  |url=https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/papers/metro/01.27.00/foreskin-0004.html
 +
|last=Spicuzza
 +
|first=Mary
 +
|init=M
 +
|publisher=Metroactive
 +
|date=2000-01-27
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=It became real clear that this wasn't a good medical procedure,
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}} [[File:fs18.pdf]]
 +
# {{REFnews
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  |title=Foreskin and several years from now
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|url=[http://www.salon.com/1999/12/17/tuggers/ Foreskin and several years from now
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|last=Lane
 +
|first=Kim
 +
|init=K
 +
|publisher=Salon
 +
|date=1999-12-17
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
}} [[File:salon 1999.pdf]]
 +
# {{REFnews
 +
|title=Lost and found
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Fs14.pdf
 +
|archived=yes
 +
|last=Richards
 +
|first=Scott
 +
|init=S
 +
|publisher=Guide Magazine
 +
|date=1999-07
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|format=PDF
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|quote=The skin on the penis is no different, so if you force it to stretch, it will happily oblige
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}} [[File:fs14.pdf]]
 +
# {{REFweb
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|url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.fathermag.com/health/circ/restore/rio/01/
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|archived=yes
 +
|title=Uncircumcised: Foreskin Restoration
 +
|last=Cruz
 +
|first=Rio
 +
|init=R
 +
|author-link=Rio Cruz
 +
|publisher=Fathering Magazine
 +
|date=1999
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
}} Archived PDFs: [[File:fs1302.pdf]] [[File:fs1303.pdf]] [[File:fs1304.pdf]] [[File:fs1305.pdf]] [[File:fs1306.pdf]]
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# {{REFweb
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|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20061224133413/http://www.penisdoctor.com/foreskin.html
 +
|archived=yes
 +
|title=Reed center in Miami used to offer surgical restoration 2005-2006
 +
|last=Reed
 +
|first=Harold M.
 +
|init=HM
 +
|publisher=Reed Centre
 +
|date=1998
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=Foreskin restoration has been described even before Celsus, the first great Roman physician (25 B.C. to A.D. 50), wrote "De Medicin."
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}} [[File:fs22a.pdf]]
 +
# {{REFnews
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|title=Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity
 +
|url=http://www.noharmm.org/reversal.htm Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity
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|last=Toppo
 +
|first=Greg
 +
|init=G
 +
|publisher=The New Mexican
 +
|date=1996-11-29
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=The second reason men give is that restoration of the skin over the head of the penis restores a large amount of sensation, making for greater sexual pleasure.
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}} [[File:fs10.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Boys and their hoods
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|url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970511023554/http://www.westword.com/extra/foreskin.html
 +
|archived=yes
 +
|last=LaMorte
 +
|first=Chris
 +
|init=C
 +
|date=1996
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=It's so sensitive. I always thought I was enjoying sex as much as anyone could enjoy sex, but of course, I had nothing to compare it to.
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}} [[File:fs11.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=The Foreskin Flap
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|url=https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/the-foreskin-flap/
 +
|last=Felshman
 +
|first=Jeffrey
 +
|init=J
 +
|publisher=Chicago Reader
 +
|date=1995-03-08
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=There are two kinds of men in the world, and the majority have foreskins. But not here in the U.S.
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}} [[File:fs09.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Uncircumcising Undoing the Effects of an Ancient Practice in a Modern World
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow1/
 +
|last=Bigelow
 +
|first=Jim
 +
|init=J
 +
|author-link=Jim Bigelow
 +
|publisher=Mothering
 +
|date=1994-07
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|quote=The tragedy is that they should ever have needed to do such a thing for themselves, since, with rare exceptions, each one was born with a perfectly good foreskin on his penis and since, also with rare exception, each one was deprived of his basic human right to participate in the amputation decision.
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}} [[File:fs06.pdf]]
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# {{REFnews
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|title=Health: They took my foreskin, and I want it back: Some men feel their circumcision at birth was an assault. Now they can be 'uncircumcised' without surgery, writes Cherrill Hicks
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Fs05.pdf
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|last=Hicks
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|first=Cherrill
 +
|init=C
 +
|author-link=
 +
|publisher=The Independent
 +
|archived=yes
 +
|date=1993-08-03
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
|format=PDF
 +
|quote=The glans has changed in texture from toughened skin to become more like mucous tissue,
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}}
 +
# {{REFweb
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|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/Fs01.pdf
 +
|archived=yes
 +
|title=Non-Surgical Foreskin Restoration. The stretching procedure
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|last=BUFF
 +
|author-link=BUFF
 +
|date=1987
 +
|accessdate=2022-06-06
 +
}}
  
 
{{SEEALSO}}
 
{{SEEALSO}}
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* [[Basics of foreskin restoration]]
 
* [[Foreskin restoration]]
 
* [[Foreskin restoration]]
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* [[Basics of foreskin restoration]]
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* [[Surgical foreskin restoration]]
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* [[Category:Films about foreskin restoration]]
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* [[:Category:Film about foreskin restoration]]
  
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{{ABBR}}
 
{{REF}}
 
{{REF}}
  
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[[Category:Under construction]]
 
 
[[Category:Foreskin restoration]]
 
[[Category:Foreskin restoration]]
 
[[Category:Literature]]
 
[[Category:Literature]]
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[[Category:From IntactWiki]]
 
[[Category:From IntactWiki]]

Latest revision as of 09:36, 25 March 2024

One of the aspects of intactivism that are most ignored by the medical community is the existence of a large community of men restoring their foreskin through non-surgical methods. Foreskin restoration was first done by the Jewish people approximately 100 years before the Christian era,[1] [2] and was the reason why the original Brit Milah was made more radical, turning it into brit periah.

Interest in foreskin restoration reappeared during World War II, when Jewish men were often identified by the absence of foreskin.[2] Surgical methods were attempted.[3] This interest traveled to Europe and the United States, giving place to new methods. In 1982, some men who didn't want to submit to surgery, rediscovered non-surgical restoration and created the BUFF method, which they shared freely.[4] Since then, new methods have been developed through experimentation, and shared through internet in online forums.

The AAP and the CDC make no mention of foreskin restoration in their circumcision policies. The general attitude of the American medical community towards restorers is one of skepticism. Restoration is discounted as a placebo, and restorers are accused of being obsessed and psychologically unstable. A tireless advocate of circumcision and major critic of foreskin restoration is Brian J. Morris.

After being part of an interview for a magazine article, this editor found out that the same magazine had already published an article on the topic some years ago, fact that was probably ignored by the interviewer. While I mentioned to the interviewer how the AAP systematically ignores foreskin restorers in their policy statement, not realizing that restorers are the "unhappy customers" of this unnecessary procedure, this comment unfortunately was also cut from the printed interview. Perhaps it was considered too confrontational, or the interviewer did not realize the importance of this contrast.

When media outlets share articles about foreskin restoration on social media, the general comments also often include disbelief and disrespect. In spite of 35 years of freely sharing information on non-surgical foreskin restoration, most people think it's some kind of new fad.

This experience with the interview and subsequent observation of comments on social media inspired us to compile an extensive list of articles. Furthermore, since web pages are somewhat volatile and tend to disappear, we have stored each article in PDF format for archival purposes.

Books about foreskin restoration

Forums about foreskin restoration

Websites about foreskin restoration

Pages specific to foreskin restoration devices are not shown here, they will be listed on the Basics of foreskin restoration

Medical journal articles about foreskin restoration

The publication of articles in medical journals about foreskin restoration has been slight. The ancient practice of epispasm was revived by laymen. It bears testimony to the harm, injury, and damage done by medical doctors who practice circumcision, so little has been printed in medical journals about foreskin restoration. Consequently, the typical medical doctor is entirely ignorant concerning foreskin restoration.

The following selection does not claim to be complete and is sorted by year of publication (new to old).

  1. REFjournal Özer M, Timmermans FW. An insight into circumcised men seeking foreskin reconstruction: a prospective cohort study PDF. Int J Impot Res. November 2020; 32: 611-6. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    Quote: Although rare, these patients experience a heavy burden and will go to great lengths to reconstruct their foreskin, more often so without the involvement of healthcare professions.
  2. REFjournal Timmermans FW, Mokken SE, Poor Toulabi SCZ, et al. A review on the history of and treatment options for foreskin reconstruction after circumcision PDF. Int J Impot Res. 14 April 2021; PMID. DOI. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    Quote: Nonsurgical methods of reconstruction are rarely mentioned in literature. Nonetheless, nonsurgical methods, such as manual stretching and device-assisted tissue expansion, are commonplace among those who pursue foreskin reconstruction. Although the nonsurgical methods have yielded good results with minimal adverse effects, no proper medical research has been performed to quantify these outcomes.
  3. REFjournal Hammond T, Carmack A. Long-term adverse outcomes from neonatal circumcision reported in a survey of 1,008 men: An overview of health and human rights implications. Int J Human Rights. 17 February 2017; 21(2): 189–218. DOI. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. REFjournal Collier R. Whole again: the practice of foreskin restoration. CMAJ. 13 December 2011; 183(18): 2092-3. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  5. REFjournal Hammond T. A preliminary poll of men circumcised in infancy or childhood. BJU Int. January 1999; 83 Suppl 1: 85-92. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. REFjournal Brandes SB, McAninch JW. Surgical methods of restoring the prepuce: a critical review. BJU Int. 1999; 83 Suppl 1: 109-13. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. REFjournal Schultheiss D, Truss MC, Stief CG, Jonas CG. Uncircumcision: a historical review of preputial restoration. Plast Reconstr Surg. June 1998; 101(7): 1990-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  8. REFjournal Pertot S. Sensitivity is the rising issue on circumcision. Australian Doctor. 25 November 1994; Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  9. REFjournal Anonymous. The joy of uncircumcising. BMJ. 10 September 1994; 309: 676-7. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
    Quote: When you look up circumcision in modern surgical textbooks you find the anatomy of the foreskin well described but no mention of its function. You find the indications for circumcision and how to carry it out, but no mention of the consequences.
  10. REFjournal Money, John. Sexology, body image, foreskin restoration, and bisexual status. J Sex Res. February 1991; 28(1): 145-56. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  11. REFjournal Goodwin WE. Uncircumcision: a technique for plastic reconstruction of a prepuce after circumcision. J Urol. November 1990; 144(5): 1203-5. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  12. REFjournal Greer DM, Mohl PC, Sheley KA. A technique for foreskin reconstruction and some preliminary results. J Sex Res. November 1982; 18(4): 324-30. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  13. REFjournal Mohl PC, Adams R, Greer DM, Sheley KA. Prepuce restoration seekers: psychiatric aspects (archive URL). Arch Sex Behav. August 1981; 10(4): 383-93. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  14. REFjournal Levin S. Letter: Circumcision and uncircumcision. South African Medical Journal. 5 June 1976; 50(24): 913. PMID. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  15. REFjournal Schneider T. Circumcision and 'uncircumcision'. S Afr Med J. 27 March 1976; 50(14): 556-8. PMID. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  16. REFjournal Lynch ML, Pryor JP. Uncircumcision: a one-stage procedure. Br J Urol. August 1973; 72(7): 257-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  17. REFjournal Tushmot L. Uncircumcision. Medical Times. June 1965; 93(6): 588-93. PMID. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  18. REFjournal Penn J. Penile reform. Br J Plast Surg. July 1963; 16: 287-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
    Quote: The result was satisfactory physically and the patient was completely rehabilitated psychologically.

Articles in popular press about foreskin restoration

The following selection does not claim to be complete and is sorted by year of publication (new to old).

  1. REFweb (18 October 2016). Millennial Men Rush to Restore Their Foreskins, ‘Feel Whole Again’, YouTube, Heat Street. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. REFweb Scott A (18 April 2016). Circumcised men figured out how to regrow foreskin to increase sexual pleasure, Rooster. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: Another offered, “I cannot believe the difference in my orgasms, especially when I experience a full body orgasm.”
  3. REFweb Morson J (23 February 2016). The Men Who Want Their Foreskin Back, The Daily Beast. Retrieved 8 June 2022. Archived PDF: File:The Men Who Want Their Foreskin Back - The Daily Beast.pdf
  4. REFnews Elder, Adam (1 February 2016)."I Grew Back My Foreskin, and You Can Too", Mel Magazine. Retrieved 8 June 2022. Archive PDF: File:I Grew Back My Foreskin, and You Can Too — MEL Magazine — Medium.pdf
  5. REFnews Swanson, Jess (6 October 2015)."A Look at the Wacky, Wrinkly World of Foreskin Restoration", The Village Voice. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    Quote: “Sex does not hurt anymore,” Ted’s wife shouts over him into the receiver. “No more sandpaper!”
  6. REFnews Swanson, Jess (6 October 2015)."Meet the Circumcised Men in Miami Trying to Regrow Their Foreskins", Miami New Times. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    Quote: "Most of the world is horrified to find out that this is done by anybody," Goldman adds. "There is even a movement among Jews in various countries including here and in Israel that is raising awareness about not circumcising their sons."
  7. REFnews Holslin, Peter (1 July 2015)."It Takes a Lot of Dick-Tugging to Get Your Foreskin Back", Vice. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
    Quote: Most of the world is horrified to find out that this is done by anybody, Goldman adds. There is even a movement among Jews in various countries, including here and in Israel, that is raising awareness about not circumcising their sons. File:Fs49.pdf
  8. REFnews Kutner, Jenny (31 January 2015)."Parents love genital cutting more than they love their own children", Salon. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    Quote: What’s strange to me is if you go to a parent of a new child, and that new child has to go in for a surgery as they believe, you would think proving to them that that child doesn’t need the surgery would be a huge relief to the parent. But parents aren’t relieved. They’re very, very emotionally detached to the idea of genital cutting. I’ve said it many times, and I’ve yet to really be proven wrong, parents love the act of genital cutting more than they love their own children. File:Salon 2015.pdf
  9. REFweb The NetDoctor Medical Team (3 July 2014). I'm circumcised, can my foreskin be restored?, Net Doctor. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: I was circumcised at a very early age and this has left my penis very 'insensitive'. I have therefore found sexual intercourse not perhaps as pleasurable as it could be. I have immense difficulty getting enough stimulation to ejaculate during intercourse. File:Fs42.pdf
  10. REFweb Leslie SW (2014). Erectile Dysfunction Icons-mini-file pdf.svg (archive URL), All Experts. Retrieved 8 June 2022. (Another case of a physician discouraging a person asking for information on restoration). File:Fs43.pdf
  11. REFnews Frank (2014)."My foreskin restoration" Icons-mini-file pdf.svg (PDF) (archive URL), ZB. Retrieved 9 June 2022. (Account of surgical restoration with explicit narrative - on a fetish/fiction website) File:Fs46.pdf
  12. REFnews (2014)."Transforming your penis", Go Naked Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2022. File:fs4501.jpg File:fs4502.jpg
  13. REFnews Piotrowski, Daniel (9 October 2013)."Meet the circumcised men who want to restore their foreskins", news.com.au. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: But many men said they have experienced emotional difficulties because of their parents' decision to have them circumcised. File:Fs39.pdf
  14. REFnews Murdock, Sebastian (8 October 2013)."Men missing foreskin fume on forums", Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: Many users express animosity towards their parents for the removal of their extra skin. File:Fs38.pdf
  15. REFweb Wilson J (7 October 2013). The men who want their foreskins back Icons-mini-file pdf.svg (archive URL), The Kernel. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: The simplest way of imparting tension upon one's member is to pull on it manually. Many methods for manual tugging exist and members use foreskin-restoration.net to share their experiences. File:Fs37.pdf
  16. REFnews Hussy-Whyte, Donna (8 July 2013)."Is circumcision reversal possible?", Jamaican Observer. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: Many boys who are circumcised become men who regret the decision. File:Fs41.pdf
  17. REFweb Winter Tashlin (7 July 2013). Foreskin Restoration: Becoming Whole Again, Billarico Project. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: The fundamental principle behind foreskin restoration is remarkably simple: when skin is put under tension, it grows through the process of mitosis. File:Fs47.pdf
  18. REFweb (2013). Foreskin restoration growing in popularity in Australia Foreskin restoration growing in popularity in Australia, Aussie Penis. Retrieved 8 June 2022. File:Fs40.pdf
  19. REFnews Morse, Stephen Robert (24 December 2012)."In defense of the foreskin", Salon. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: All I knew was that this is clearly not a decision I should be making for another human being. File:Salon 2012.pdf
  20. REFnews Morse, Stephen Robert (19 December 2012).Fighting for foreskin"Fighting for foreskin", Narratively. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: The contemporary restoration activists, who call themselves intactivists, stand by this ancient belief that the glans should not be exposed, and therefore circumcision is nothing less than mutilation. File:Fs44.pdf
  21. REFnews Moir, Elwyn (2 October 2012)."I was circumcised and I want my foreskin back", The Punch. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: We should protect our men from feelings of hurt and violation as we do our women. File:Fs34.pdf
  22. REFnews Austin, Chris (2012)."Open letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics", Science 2.0. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: When I was about four years old, I liked to walk along the road with my hand down the front of my trousers, feeling my foreskin, because it felt nice. This was a delicious, soft, blissful feeling. Then my mother had my foreskin cut off, to stop me from feeling it. File:Fs36.pdf
  23. REFnews Karlin-Neumann, Patricia (1 March 2011)."Mourning a Foreskin", Tikkun. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: Through her fiction, Lisa Braver Moss has found a new way to insinuate the circumcision controversy into the Jewish conversation. (About Lisa Braver Moss' novel, "The Measure of His Grief", which deals with the topic of foreskin restoration). File:Fs32.pdf
  24. REFweb Novak L (2011). The foreskin renaissance, The Good Men Project. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
    Quote: Foreskin restoration has changed my life, like I never imagined was possible,” he says. “At 55, I’m enjoying sex like I’m in my 20s. Having my foreskin has made me feel more confident and comfortable in my skin and body File:Fs30.pdf
  25. REFweb Forgan-Smith G (2011). The healthy bear on foreskin restoration and how to reverse circumcision, The Healthy Bear. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
    Quote: Currently Australian circumcision rates have dramatically dropped with only 10-20% of men being circumcised. File:Fs31.pdf
  26. REFnews Cooper, Wilbert L. (2011)."Matthew Hess wants to save your baby's foreskin" Icons-mini-file pdf.svg (PDF), Vice. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    Quote: If a man wants to undergo circumcision by choice, we don’t oppose that. We oppose forced circumcision of minors. It’s common sense not to remove a healthy body part from someone who can’t consent. It’s against the law to cut off any part of a girl’s genitals or even draw one drop of blood. There is a double standard when it comes to boys’ penises. File:Fs33.pdf
  27. REFnews Mac, James (28 December 2010)."Getting Back What was Lost: A Journey to Foreskin Restoration". Retrieved 7 June 2022. File:Fs29.pdf
  28. REFnews Anonymous (21 May 2008)."Second skin now an option", Star Observer. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
    Quote: There are myriad ways of restoring the foreskin, so Dr Ball has produced a 40-minute video demonstration called Restoration in Focus showing the basic methods both DIY and commercial. File:Fs28.pdf
  29. REFnews Ludwig, Elisa (2008)."Gimme some skin" Icons-mini-file pdf.svg (PDF), Details Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2023. File:Fs27.pdf
  30. REFnews Lee-St. John, Jeninne (2 November 2007)."The Great Uncircumcision Debate", Time. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
    Quote: "Foreskin feels really good." So good, in fact, that many restorers have also become "intactivists" who say involuntary circumcision of newborn males is cosmetic surgery and a civil rights violation. File:Fs24.pdf
  31. REFnews Peres, Judy (9 January 2007)."Circumcision circumspection", Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 7 June 2022. File:Fs26.pdf
  32. REFnews Malisow, Craig (2007)."The Fantastic Foreskin", Houston Press.
    Quote: 2022-06-07 (PDF larger than we can upload at the time)
  33. REFnews Cusack, Veronica (August 2006)."Boys and the Hood" (archive URL), Toronto Life. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: Though no one is keeping official statistics, the burgeoning Web presence of forums and chat groups, plus advocacy and information sites devoted to restoration, suggests that there are tens of thousands of men now at some stage of the procedure. File:Fs2301.pdf File:Fs2302.pdf File:Fs2303.pdf File:Fs2304.pdf File:Fs2305.pdf
  34. REFnews Johnson, Richard (28 October 2005)."Sore point", The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: When the foreskin is removed, it leaves the glans exposed and that can be difficult — removing a protective layer and sometimes creating soreness. File:Fs22.pdf
  35. REFnews Philipkoski, Kristen (19 December 2004)."New foreskin is really a stretch", Wired. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: Men who have been circumcised, who account for about 63 percent of the U.S. male population (one of the highest rates in the world), have been stripped of some significant sensory ability, say some groups that oppose circumcision. File:Fs2101.pdf File:Fs2102.pdf
  36. REFnews Bonné, Jon (24 November 2003)."These men want their foreskins back", NBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: You cannot cut off normal, healthy sexually functioning tissue without cutting off normal, healthy sexual functioning, File:Fs20.pdf
  37. REFnews Newman, Barry (28 December 2000)."'intactivists' seek to undo a long practiced ritual", Wall Street J. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: You can restore if you want, but you can also educate others not to circumcise their boys. File:Fs19.pdf
  38. REFnews Snowbeck, Christopher (25 April 2000)."Local men restoring their foreskins", Post Gazette. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: The idea is to apply tension -- but, please, not too much tension -- to the shaft skin to stretch it and promote new skin growth. File:Fs17.pdf
  39. REFnews Spicuzza, Mary (27 January 2000)."Willy Nilly. Foreskin restoration advocates hope for healing as they fight a long and sensitive battle against circumcision", Metroactive. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: It became real clear that this wasn't a good medical procedure, File:Fs18.pdf
  40. REFnews Lane, Kim (17 December 1999).[Foreskin and several years from now"Foreskin and several years from now", Salon. Retrieved 6 June 2022. File:Salon 1999.pdf
  41. REFnews Richards, Scott (July 1999)."Lost and found" Icons-mini-file pdf.svg (PDF) (archive URL), Guide Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: The skin on the penis is no different, so if you force it to stretch, it will happily oblige File:Fs14.pdf
  42. REFweb Cruz R (1999). Uncircumcised: Foreskin Restoration (archive URL), Fathering Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Archived PDFs: File:Fs1302.pdf File:Fs1303.pdf File:Fs1304.pdf File:Fs1305.pdf File:Fs1306.pdf
  43. REFweb Reed HM (1998). Reed center in Miami used to offer surgical restoration 2005-2006 (archive URL), Reed Centre. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: Foreskin restoration has been described even before Celsus, the first great Roman physician (25 B.C. to A.D. 50), wrote "De Medicin." File:Fs22a.pdf
  44. REFnews Toppo, Greg (29 November 1996).Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity"Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity", The New Mexican. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: The second reason men give is that restoration of the skin over the head of the penis restores a large amount of sensation, making for greater sexual pleasure. File:Fs10.pdf
  45. REFnews LaMorte, Chris (1996)."Boys and their hoods" (archive URL). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: It's so sensitive. I always thought I was enjoying sex as much as anyone could enjoy sex, but of course, I had nothing to compare it to. File:Fs11.pdf
  46. REFnews Felshman, Jeffrey (8 March 1995)."The Foreskin Flap", Chicago Reader. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: There are two kinds of men in the world, and the majority have foreskins. But not here in the U.S. File:Fs09.pdf
  47. REFnews Bigelow, Jim (July 1994)."Uncircumcising Undoing the Effects of an Ancient Practice in a Modern World", Mothering. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: The tragedy is that they should ever have needed to do such a thing for themselves, since, with rare exceptions, each one was born with a perfectly good foreskin on his penis and since, also with rare exception, each one was deprived of his basic human right to participate in the amputation decision. File:Fs06.pdf
  48. REFnews Hicks, Cherrill (3 August 1993)."Health: They took my foreskin, and I want it back: Some men feel their circumcision at birth was an assault. Now they can be 'uncircumcised' without surgery, writes Cherrill Hicks" Icons-mini-file pdf.svg (PDF) (archive URL), The Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    Quote: The glans has changed in texture from toughened skin to become more like mucous tissue,
  49. REFweb BUFF (1987). Non-Surgical Foreskin Restoration. The stretching procedure (archive URL). Retrieved 6 June 2022.

See also

Abbreviations

References

  1. ↑ REFjournal Hall RG. Epispasm: circumcision in reverse. Bible Review. August 1992; : 52-7. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ↑ a b REFjournal Schultheiss D, Truss MC, Stief CG, Jonas U. Uncircumcision: A Historical Review of Preputial Restoration. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1998; 101(7): 1990-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ REFjournal Tushmet L. Uncircumcision. Medical Times. June 1965; 93(6): 588-93. PMID. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ↑ REFjournal Bigelow J. Uncircumcising: undoing the effects of an ancient practice in a modern world. Mothering. July 1994; : 59-61. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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