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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the practice by a small number of [[foreskinned]] men of permanently keeping and wearing their [[intact]] [[foreskin]] in a retracted position so that the [[glans penis]] is permanently exposed. The practice preserves the [[intactness]] of the [[penis]]. Some men who practice <b>''autocircumcision</b> '' find it necessary to wear a plastic ring behind their [[corona]] to keep their foreskin retracted.<ref name="lee2019">{{NSFW}} {{REFweb
|url=https://autocircumcision.wordpress.com/
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==Claimed benefit==
"This will make the penis appear like being [[circumcised]], without the drawbacks."<ref name="lee2019" />
==Loss of immunological and protective function==
Fleiss, Hodges, and Van Howe (1998)<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> and other medical scientists have identified numerous [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological and protective functions of the foreskin]] and its enclosed [[preputial sac]]. These functions would largely cease to operate when the [[foreskin]] is kept in a retracted position that deactivates the [[preputial sac]].
==Returning to normal practice==
Some reports indicate that a [[foreskin]] permanently kept retracted may shorten and may no longer stay in its normal position where it covers and protects the [[glans penis]]. [[Tissue_expansion#Retraining_of_a_long_retracted_foreskin| Some [[stretching]] may be necessary to repair the [[damage]].
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[[Category:Circumcision]]