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Regret men usually had thoughtful and loving parents who actively protected the legal and [[human rights]] of their son to [[physical integrity]] and the enjoyment of a whole and complete [[intact]] [[penis]] with a functional [[foreskin]]. Such parents properly reserve the decision regarding [[circumcision]] for the boy to make for himself.

Most [[intact]] males are very content with their status, however a few are not and choose the [[Adolescent_and_adult_circumcision| circumcision ]] option.

* 1. Regret men may have been reared in a society where most men are [[circumcised]] and they chose to follow the perceived norm.

* 2. Other regret men may have been persuaded by an ignorant and selfish girlfriend or ex-girlfriend to get [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcised]].

* 3. Others may have consulted a rapacious urologist for a minor medical condition who recommended the most expensive procedure ([[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]]), instead of conservative [[foreskin]]-conserving treatment.<ref name="masood2005">{{REFjournal

== Reasons for regret ==After their [[adult circumcision]], regret men commonly complain of the discomfort of an exposed [[glans penis]] , dryness, and of extreme loss of [[Foreskin sensitivity| sexual sensation ]] after the excision of the nerve-laden , protective [[foreskin]], which has been known to be erogenous tissue for decades,<ref name="winklemann1959">{{WinkelmannRK 1959}}</ref> and come to regret their decision to be [[circumcised]].

The options for treatment are few. [[Surgical foreskin restoration]] has been tried but is no longer recommended. Men, seeking to undo the unfortunate results of their circumcision, may opt for non-surgical [[foreskin restoration]], which uses [[tissue expansion]] to elongate the residual shaft skin to form a new foreskin. It is claimed that it restores about 80 percent of the lost sensation. Watson & Golden (2017) recommend that [[circumcised]] men "embrace the anguish and try to feel it as strongly as they can." They also recommend non-surgical [[foreskin restoration]] "since it empowers the patient."<ref name="watson2017">{{REFjournal |last=Watson |first=Lindsay R. |init=LR |author-link=Lindsay R. Watson |last2=Golden |first2=Tom |init2=T |author2-link= |etal=no |title=Male circumcision grief: effective and ineffective therapeutic approaches |journal=New Male Studies: An International Journal |location= |date=2017 |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=109-25 |url=http://newmalestudies.com/OJS/index.php/nms/article/view/261/317 |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2024-06-11}}</ref>