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== Articles about foreskin restoration ==
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== Articles in popular press about foreskin restoration ==
  
 
1. Non-Surgical Foreskin Restoration. The stretching procedure. BUFF. (1982?) [[File:fs01.pdf]]
 
1. Non-Surgical Foreskin Restoration. The stretching procedure. BUFF. (1982?) [[File:fs01.pdf]]
  
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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2. ''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]]
  
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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3. ''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]]
  
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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4. ''Chicago Reader''. "[http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-foreskin-flap/Content?oid=886868The Foreskin flap]". Jeffrey Felshman, 1995.  [[File:fs09.pdf]]
  
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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5. ''The New Mexican''. "[http://www.noharmm.org/reversal.htm Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity]". Greg Toppo, 1996. [[File:fs10.pdf]]
  
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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6. ''Westword''. "[http://web.archive.org/web/19970511023554/http://www.westword.com/extra/foreskin.html Boys and their hoods].". Chris LaMorte, 1996. [[File:fs11.pdf]]
  
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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7. ''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]]
  
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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8. ''Guide Magazine''. Lost and found Scott Richards, 1999.  [[File:fs14.pdf]]
  
8. ''BMJ''. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/anonymous1/ The joy of uncircumcising]". Anonymous, 1994.  [[File:fs08.pdf]]
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9. ''Salon''. [http://www.salon.com/1999/12/17/tuggers/ Foreskin and several years from now]. Kim Lane, 1999.  [[File:salon 1999.pdf]]
  
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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10. ''Post Gazette''. "[http://old.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20000425hnorm2.asp Local men restoring their foreskins]", Christopher Snowbeck, 2000.  [[File:fs17.pdf]]
  
10. ''The New Mexican''. "[http://www.noharmm.org/reversal.htm Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity]". Greg Toppo, 1996.  [[File:fs10.pdf]]
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11. ''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]]
  
11. ''Westword''. "[http://web.archive.org/web/19970511023554/http://www.westword.com/extra/foreskin.html Boys and their hoods].". Chris LaMorte, 1996. [[File:fs11.pdf]]
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12. ''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]]
  
12. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. "[http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/schultheiss/ Uncircumcision: A Historical Review of Preputial Restoration]". Dirk Schultheiss, {{MD}}, Michael C. Truss, {{MD}}, Christian G. Stief, {{MD}}, and Udo Jonas, {{MD}}, 1998. [[File:fs12.pdf]]
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13. ''MSN''. "[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3543481/ These men want their foreskins back]". Jon Bonne, 2003.   [[File:fs20.pdf]]
  
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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14. ''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]]
  
14. ''Guide Magazine''. Lost and found Scott Richards, 1999.  [[File:fs14.pdf]]
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15. ''The Guardian''. "[http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/Guardian-2005-10-29.htm Sore point]". Richard Johnson, 2005.  [[File:fs22.pdf]]
  
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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16. [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]]
  
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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17. ''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]]
  
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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18. ''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]]
  
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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19. ''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)
  
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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20. ''Chicago Tribune''. "[http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/Circumspection-Chicago%20Tribune.htmCircumcision circumspection]". Judy Peres, 2007.  [[File:fs26.pdf]]
  
20. ''MSN''. "[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3543481/ These men want their foreskins back]". Jon Bonne, 2003.   [[File:fs20.pdf]]
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21. ''Details Magazine''. "Gimme some skin". Elisa Ludwig, 2008. [[File:fs27.pdf]]
  
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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22. ''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]]
  
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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23. ''Whole Women Magazine''. "[http://www.thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/a-journey-to-foreskin-restoration Getting Back What was Lost: A Journey to Foreskin Restoration]". James Mac, 2010. "" [[File:fs29.pdf]]
  
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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24. ''The Good Men Project''. "[http://goodmenproject.com/health/the-foreskin-renaissance/ The foreskin renaissance]". Laura Novak, 2011. [[File:fs30.pdf]]
  
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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25. ''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]]
  
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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26. ''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]]
  
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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27. ''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]]
  
26. ''Chicago Tribune''. "[http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/Circumspection-Chicago%20Tribune.htmCircumcision circumspection]". Judy Peres, 2007.   [[File:fs26.pdf]]
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28. ''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]]
  
27. ''Details Magazine''. "Gimme some skin". Elisa Ludwig, 2008. [[File:fs27.pdf]]
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29. ''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]]
  
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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30. ''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]]
  
29. ''Whole Women Magazine''. "[http://www.thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/a-journey-to-foreskin-restoration Getting Back What was Lost: A Journey to Foreskin Restoration]". James Mac, 2010. "" [[File:fs29.pdf]]
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31. ''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]]
  
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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32. ''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]]
  
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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33. ''news.com.au'' "[http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/meet-the-circumcised-men-who-want-to-restore-their-foreskins/story-fneuzlbd-1226735269440  Meet the circumcised men who want to restore their foreskins]". 2013 (one of the most negative articles on the topic)  [[File:fs39.pdf]]
  
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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34. ''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]]
  
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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35. ''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]]
  
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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36. ''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]]
  
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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37. ''All Experts''. "Foreskin restoration". Stephen W. Leslie, MD, 2014(Another case of a physician discouraging a person asking for information on restoration). [[File:fs43.pdf]]
  
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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38. ''Narratively''. "[http://narrative.ly/skin-deep/the-intact-ivists/ Fighting for foreskin]", Stephen Robert Morse, 2014. [[File:fs44.pdf]]
  
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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39. ''Go Naked Magazine''. "Transforming your penis". NYCDNCR, 2014. [[:File:fs4501.jpg]] [[:File:fs4502.jpg]]
  
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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40. ''ZB''. My foreskin restoration. Frank, 2014 (?)  (Account of surgical restoration with explicit narrative - on a fetish/fiction website) [[File:fs46.pdf]]
  
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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41. [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]]
  
40. ''news.com.au'' "[http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/meet-the-circumcised-men-who-want-to-restore-their-foreskins/story-fneuzlbd-1226735269440  Meet the circumcised men who want to restore their foreskins]". 2013 (one of the most negative articles on the topic)  [[File:fs39.pdf]]
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42. ''Salon''. "[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/ 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]]
  
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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43. ''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]
 
 
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]]
 
 
 
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]]
 
 
 
44. ''All Experts''. "Foreskin restoration". Stephen W. Leslie, MD, 2014.  (Another case of a physician discouraging a person asking for information on restoration). [[File:fs43.pdf]]
 
 
 
45. ''Narratively''. "[http://narrative.ly/skin-deep/the-intact-ivists/ Fighting for foreskin]", Stephen Robert Morse, 2014. [[File:fs44.pdf]]
 
 
 
46. ''Go Naked Magazine''. "Transforming your penis". NYCDNCR, 2014. [[:File:fs4501.jpg]] [[:File:fs4502.jpg]]
 
 
 
47. ''ZB''. My foreskin restoration. Frank, 2014 (?)  (Account of surgical restoration with explicit narrative - on a fetish/fiction website) [[File:fs46.pdf]]
 
 
 
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]]
 
 
 
49. ''Salon''. "[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/ 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]]
 
 
 
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]
 
 
July 1, 2015 By Peter Holslin [[File:fs49.pdf]]
 
July 1, 2015 By Peter Holslin [[File:fs49.pdf]]
  
51. ''The Village Voice''.  [https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/10/06/uncut-a-look-at-the-wacky-wrinkly-world-of-foreskin-restoration/ A Look at the Wacky, Wrinkly World of Foreskin Restoration].
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44. ''The Village Voice''.  [https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/10/06/uncut-a-look-at-the-wacky-wrinkly-world-of-foreskin-restoration/ A Look at the Wacky, Wrinkly World of Foreskin Restoration].
 
October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson
 
October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson
  
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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45. ''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]
 
October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson
 
October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson
  
53. 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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46. 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]]
  
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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47. [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]]
  
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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48. [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.  
  
56. Millennial Men Rush to Restore Their Foreskins, ‘Feel Whole Again’. October 18, 2016. ''Heat Street''.  
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50. Millennial Men Rush to Restore Their Foreskins, ‘Feel Whole Again’. October 18, 2016. ''Heat Street''.  
  
 
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Revision as of 00:54, 6 June 2022

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] and was the reason why the original brit milah was made more radical, turning it into brit periah.

Interest in foreskin restoration reappeared during the world war II, when Jewish men were often identified by the absence of foreskin.[1] Surgical methods were attempted.[2] 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.[3] 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.

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 33 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 foreskin restoration 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.

1. 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.

2. REFjournal Schneider T. Circumcision and 'uncircumcision'. S Afr Med J. 27 March 1976; 50(14): 556-8. PMID. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

3. REFjournal Levin S. Letter: Circumcision and uncircumcision. South African Medical Journal. 5 June 1976; 50(24): 913. PMID. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

4. REFjournal Tushmot, Leonard. Uncircumcision. Medical Times. June 1965; 93(6): 588-93. PMID. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

5. REFjournal Mohl PC, Adams R, Greer DM, Sheley KA. Prepuce restoration seekers: psychiatric aspects. Arch Sex Behav. August 1981; 10(4): 383-93. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

6. 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.

7. REFjournal Money, John. Sexology, body image, foreskin restoration, and bisexual status. J Sex Res. February 1991; 28(1): 145-56. 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 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.

11. 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.

12. REFjournal Collier, Roger. Whole again: the practice of foreskin restoration. CMAJ. 13 December 2011; 183(18): 2092-3. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

Articles in popular press about foreskin restoration

1. Non-Surgical Foreskin Restoration. The stretching procedure. BUFF. (1982?) File:Fs01.pdf

2. The Independent. "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

3. Mothering. "Uncircumcising Undoing the Effects of an Ancient Practice in a Modern World". Jim Bigelow, 1994 File:Fs06.pdf

4. Chicago Reader. "Foreskin flap". Jeffrey Felshman, 1995. File:Fs09.pdf

5. The New Mexican. "Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity". Greg Toppo, 1996. File:Fs10.pdf

6. Westword. "Boys and their hoods.". Chris LaMorte, 1996. File:Fs11.pdf

7. Fathering Magazine. "Uncircumcised: Foreskin Restoration", Rio Cruz, 1999. File:Fs1301.pdf File:Fs1302.pdf File:Fs1303.pdf File:Fs1304.pdf File:Fs1305.pdf File:Fs1306.pdf

8. Guide Magazine. Lost and found Scott Richards, 1999. File:Fs14.pdf

9. Salon. Foreskin and several years from now. Kim Lane, 1999. File:Salon 1999.pdf

10. Post Gazette. "Local men restoring their foreskins", Christopher Snowbeck, 2000. File:Fs17.pdf

11. MetroActive. "Willy Nilly. Foreskin restoration advocates hope for healing as they fight a long and sensitive battle against circumcision. Mary Spicuzza, 2000. File:Fs18.pdf

12. The Wall Street Journal. "'intactivists' seek to undo a long practiced ritual". Barry Newmann, 2000. File:Fs19.pdf

13. MSN. "These men want their foreskins back". Jon Bonne, 2003. File:Fs20.pdf

14. Wired. New foreskin is really a stretch. Kristen Philp Koski, 2004. File:Fs2101.pdf File:Fs2102.pdf

15. The Guardian. "Sore point". Richard Johnson, 2005. File:Fs22.pdf

16. Reed center in Miami used to offer surgical restoration 2005-2006 File:Fs22a.pdf

17. Toronto Life. "Boys and the hood", Veronica Cusack, 2006. File:Fs2301.pdf File:Fs2302.pdf File:Fs2303.pdf File:Fs2304.pdf File:Fs2305.pdf

18. Time. "The Great Uncircumcision Debate". Jeninne Lee-St. John, 2007. File:Fs24.pdf

19. Houston Press. "The Fantastic Foreskin", Craig Malisow, 2007. (PDF larger than we can upload at the time)

20. Chicago Tribune. "circumspection". Judy Peres, 2007. File:Fs26.pdf

21. Details Magazine. "Gimme some skin". Elisa Ludwig, 2008. File:Fs27.pdf

22. Star Observer. "Second skin now an option". Anonymous contributor. 2008. File:Fs28.pdf

23. Whole Women Magazine. "Getting Back What was Lost: A Journey to Foreskin Restoration". James Mac, 2010. "" File:Fs29.pdf

24. The Good Men Project. "The foreskin renaissance". Laura Novak, 2011. File:Fs30.pdf

25. The Healthy Bear. "The healthy bear on foreskin restoration and how to reverse circumcision". George Forgan-Smith, 2011 File:Fs31.pdf

26. Tikkun. "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

27. Vice. "Matthew Hess wants to save your baby's foreskin". Wilbert L. Cooper, 2011. File:Fs33.pdf

28. The Punch. "I was circumcised and I want my foreskin back". Elwyn Moir, 2012. File:Fs34.pdf

29. Salon. "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

30. Science 2.0 "Open letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics". Chris Austin, 2012. File:Fs36.pdf

31. The kernel. "men who want their foreskins back". Jeremy Wilson, 2013 File:Fs37.pdf

32. Huffington Post. "Men missing foreskin fume on forums" 2013. (Mostly a summary of the one in the Kernel, no name) File:Fs38.pdf

33. news.com.au "Meet the circumcised men who want to restore their foreskins". 2013 (one of the most negative articles on the topic) File:Fs39.pdf

34. Aussie Penis. "Foreskin restoration growing in popularity in Australia", 2013. / File:Fs40.pdf

35. All Woman (Jamaican Observer). "Is circumcision reversal possible?" Donna Hussey-Whyte, 2013. File:Fs41.pdf

36. Net Doctor. "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

37. All Experts. "Foreskin restoration". Stephen W. Leslie, MD, 2014. (Another case of a physician discouraging a person asking for information on restoration). File:Fs43.pdf

38. Narratively. "Fighting for foreskin", Stephen Robert Morse, 2014. File:Fs44.pdf

39. Go Naked Magazine. "Transforming your penis". NYCDNCR, 2014. File:fs4501.jpg File:fs4502.jpg

40. ZB. My foreskin restoration. Frank, 2014 (?) (Account of surgical restoration with explicit narrative - on a fetish/fiction website) File:Fs46.pdf

41. Foreskin Restoration: becoming whole again. E Winter Toshlin. 2013. The bilerico project. File:Fs47.pdf

42. Salon. "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

43. Vice. It Takes a Lot of Dick-Tugging to Get Your Foreskin Back July 1, 2015 By Peter Holslin File:Fs49.pdf

44. The Village Voice. A Look at the Wacky, Wrinkly World of Foreskin Restoration. October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson

45. Miami New Times. Meet the Circumcised Men in Miami Trying to Regrow Their Foreskins October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson

46. 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

47. 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

48. Circumcised men figured out how to regrow foreskin to increase sexual pleasure. April 18, 2016, by Abby Scott.

50. Millennial Men Rush to Restore Their Foreskins, ‘Feel Whole Again’. October 18, 2016. Heat Street.

See also

Abbreviations

References

  1. 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.
  2. REFjournal Tushmet L. Uncircumcision. Medical Times. June 1965; 93(6): 588-93. PMID. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. REFjournal Bigelow J. Uncircumcising: undoing the effects of an ancient practice in a modern world. Mothering. July 1994; : 59-61. Retrieved 2 January 2010.