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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a review of the experiences of [[foreskinned]] guys with a [[penis]] with an [[intact]] [[foreskin]] in the [[United States]], where the [[circumcised]] guy has been the norm.
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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a review of the experiences of [[foreskinned]] guys with a [[penis]] with an [[intact]] [[foreskin]] in the [[United States]], where the [[circumcised]] guy had been the norm.
  
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Foreskinned guys frequently went to a school where they were the only [[foreskinned]] boy. The presence or absence of the [[foreskin]] is a big issue in puberty.<ref name="allan2023">{{REFjournal
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Foreskinned guys frequently went to a school where they were the only [[foreskinned]] boy. The presence or absence of the [[foreskin]] is a big issue in [[puberty]].<ref name="allan2023">{{REFjournal
 
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}}</ref> The [[foreskin]] improves fitness for survival because of its many protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions.  
 
}}</ref> The [[foreskin]] improves fitness for survival because of its many protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions.  
  
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Although all 100 percent of males are born with a [[foreskin]], The [[World Health Organization]] estimated that about 70 percent of living males are [[intact]] and only about 30 percent are [[circumcised]]. The great majority of the [[circumcised]] men are found in the Muslim nations, stretching from Nigeria in the west to Indonesia in the east.<ref>{{REFweb
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Although 100 percent of males are born with a [[foreskin]], the [[World Health Organization]] estimated that about 70 percent of living males are [[intact]] and only about 30 percent are [[circumcised]]. The great majority of the [[circumcised]] men are found in the Muslim nations, stretching from Nigeria in the west to Indonesia in the east.<ref>{{REFweb
 
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}}</ref> A majority of males in the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] are [[circumcised]], so these two nations are outliers. The [[foreskinned]] males are in the true majority world-wide and constitute the real norm, however the United States does not follow the norm.
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}}</ref> A majority of males in the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] are [[circumcised]], so these two nations are outliers. The [[foreskinned]] males are in the true majority world-wide and constitute the real norm, however the [[United States]] does not follow the norm.
  
 
==Health and well-being==
 
==Health and well-being==
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}}</ref> The [[foreskinned]] male may expect to enjoy [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| normal, natural sexual function]] and freedom from [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| circumcision related psychological issues]].
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}}</ref> The [[foreskinned]] male may expect to enjoy [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| normal, natural sexual function]] and freedom from [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| circumcision related psychological issues]]. Many [[foreskinned]] males derive comfort and pleasure from touching their [[foreskin]] in a gentle, non-sexual way, which is distinguished from [[masturbation]] because [[erection]] and/or [[ejaculation]] is not the goal.<ref>{{NSFW}} {{REFweb
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|url=https://acroposthion.com/foreskin-4play/
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Claims of increased [[infection]] in [[foreskinned]] men are myths started by the [[circumcision industry]].<ref name="garrett2023-11-10" /> The foreskin actually protects against infection.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref>
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Claims of increased [[infection]] in [[foreskinned]] men are myths started by the [[circumcision industry]].<ref name="garrett2023-11-10" /> The foreskin actually protects against infection.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> Fendereski et al. (2024) reported a massive study using data from a private insurance company database that found that [[circumcised]] boys have three times as many penile issues as compared with [[intact]] boys through age 5.<ref name=fendereski2024">{{REFjournal
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[[Foreskinned]] guys also enjoy the benefit of having a [[preputial sac]] with sexually-stimulating [[Pheromone| pheromones]], which the [[circumcised]] guys lack.
 
[[Foreskinned]] guys also enjoy the benefit of having a [[preputial sac]] with sexually-stimulating [[Pheromone| pheromones]], which the [[circumcised]] guys lack.
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}}</ref> which increases the prevalence of [[intact]] [[foreskin]] to 38 percent of living American males of all ages. This percentage is expected to gradually but constantly decline, while the percentage of males who are [[intact]] due to the declining incidence of newborn boys receiving medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] is expected to increase. The percentage of males with [[intact]] [[foreskin]] is lowest with senior citizens and highest in the youngest age groups.
 
}}</ref> which increases the prevalence of [[intact]] [[foreskin]] to 38 percent of living American males of all ages. This percentage is expected to gradually but constantly decline, while the percentage of males who are [[intact]] due to the declining incidence of newborn boys receiving medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] is expected to increase. The percentage of males with [[intact]] [[foreskin]] is lowest with senior citizens and highest in the youngest age groups.
  
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The distribution of [[foreskinned]] males varies widely by census region, state, and by locality. The percentage of [[intact]] males is highest in the West census region and lowest in the Midwest census region. Among the states, Washington is believed to have the highest percentage of intact males and West Virginia is believed to have the lowest percentage of intact males.
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The distribution of [[foreskinned]] males varies widely by census region, state, and by locality. The percentage of [[intact]] males is highest in the West census region and lowest in the Midwest census region. Among the states, Washington is believed to have the highest percentage of [[intact]] males and West Virginia is believed to have the lowest percentage of [[intact]] males.
 
===Increasing percentages of foreskinned males===
 
===Increasing percentages of foreskinned males===
 
Laumann et al. (1997) found that the incidence of neonatal [[circumcision]] in the [[United States]] reached its peak in 1965 at about 85 percent of boys being [[circumcised]].<ref name="laumann1997">{{REFjournal
 
Laumann et al. (1997) found that the incidence of neonatal [[circumcision]] in the [[United States]] reached its peak in 1965 at about 85 percent of boys being [[circumcised]].<ref name="laumann1997">{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> The incidence of circumcision has been declining slowly ever since, which means that one finds more [[intactness]] as age decreases. There also is more intactness among hispanic males.
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}}</ref> The incidence of [[circumcision]] has been declining slowly ever since, which means that one finds more [[intactness]] as age decreases. There also is more [[intactness]] among hispanic males.
  
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Jacobsen et al. (2021) reported significant declines in the incidence of [[circumcision]] with an incidence of only 52.1 percent at the end of the study period in 2016. The corrolary is a [[foreskinned]] incidence of 47.9 percent among the boys born in 2016. Jacobsen et al. also reported that the incidence of [[intactness]] in the Midwest has increased from 1 boy in 10 (10%) to 1 boy in 4 (25%). The percentage of foreskinned newborn males increased at a rate of 4/10 of one percent per year during the study period.<ref name="jacobsen2021">{{REFjournal
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Jacobsen et al. (2021) reported significant declines in the incidence of [[circumcision]] with an incidence of only 52.1 percent at the end of their study period in 2016. The corrolary is a [[foreskinned]] incidence of 47.9 percent among the boys born in 2016. Jacobsen et al. also reported that the incidence of [[intactness]] in the Midwest has increased from 1 boy in 10 (10%) to 1 boy in 4 (25%). The percentage of [[foreskinned]] newborn males increased at a rate of 4/10 of one percent per year during the study period.<ref name="jacobsen2021">{{REFjournal
 
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}}</ref> Yang et al. (2025) report that there is now a majority of [[intact]] boys in the newborn age group.<ref name="yang2025">{{REFjournal
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===Distribution of foreskinned males===
 
===Distribution of foreskinned males===
 
<b>The red areas on the map below have the lowest prevalence of [[foreskin]] while the green areas have the highest prevalence of foreskin.</b>
 
<b>The red areas on the map below have the lowest prevalence of [[foreskin]] while the green areas have the highest prevalence of foreskin.</b>
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==Urologists==
 
==Urologists==
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One must exercise extreme caution if one consults a [[urologist]]. [[American urologists and the practice of male circumcision| American urologists]] love foreskins and foreskinned males. Urologists get a substantial fee for amputation of a [[foreskin]], so one may expect to get a sales pitch for a circumcision if one visits a urologist for any reason. Your friendly urologist will be happy to do a circumcision for you for any reason or no reason. Make certain that you do your independent research on irreversible [[adult circumcision]] and do not depend on statements from your urologist, which may be [[Bias| biased]] by self-interest. There are plenty of [[regret men]] who did not do their homework and who rue their decision.
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One must exercise extreme caution if one consults a [[urologist]]. [[American urologists and the practice of male circumcision| American urologists]] love foreskins and foreskinned males. Urologists get a substantial fee for [[amputation]] of a [[foreskin]], so one may expect to get a sales pitch for a circumci$ion if one visits a urologist for any reason. Your friendly urologist will be happy to do a circumci$ion for you for any reason or no reason. Make certain that you do your independent research on irreversible [[adult circumcision]] and do not depend on statements from your urologist, which may be [[Bias| biased]] by self-interest. There are plenty of [[regret men]] who did not do their homework and who rue their decision to submit to circumcision.
  
 
==The next generation==
 
==The next generation==
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}}</ref> Although very unequally distributed geographically, the overall percentage of [[foreskinned]] newborn, infants, and toddlers is now about 50-50. As these young boys mature, one can expect to see more [[foreskin| foreskins]], first in schools, and later in the general population. [[Foreskinned]] is expected to slowly become the norm in the [[United States]].
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}}</ref> Although very unequally distributed geographically, Yang et al. (2025) report that, in the newborn age group, [[intact]] boys are now in the majority since 2022.<ref name="yang2025" /> As these young boys mature, one can expect to see more [[foreskin| foreskins]], first in schools, and later in the general population. Being [[foreskinned]] is expected to become the <b>NORM</b> in the [[United States]] as it already is in the other English-speaking nations.
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==Common practice==
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[[Foreskin play]] is said to be a common practice with [[intact]] American boys and men.<ref>{{REFweb
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1n0cnh2/how_do_you_play_with_your_foreskin_not_sexually/
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|title=How do you play with your foreskin? Not sexually, just casually
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==Video==
 
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<youtube>v=fqiTBx5ve90</youtube>
 
<youtube>v=fqiTBx5ve90</youtube>
 
===Foreskinned celebrities===
 
===Foreskinned celebrities===
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This {{NSFW}} subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of [[balanitis]]. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/balanitis/
 
This {{NSFW}} subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of [[balanitis]]. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/balanitis/
 
===r/barehead===
 
===r/barehead===
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This {{NSFW}} subreddit is "a community for anyone who is [[uncircumcised]] and who loves to keep the [[glans penis| head]] of his [[penis]] exposed permanently or wants to achieve it, be it for any reason. You are welcome to share your stories, experiences, and doubts. Discussion and questions about autocircumcision and the autocirc movement are welcome."  
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This {{NSFW}} subreddit is "a community for anyone who is [[intact]] and who loves to keep the [[glans penis| head]] of his [[penis]] exposed permanently or wants to achieve it, be it for any reason. You are welcome to share your stories, experiences, and doubts. Discussion and questions about autocircumcision and the autocirc movement are welcome."
 
===r/bxo===
 
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This subreddit is "A support community for guys with Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO) - also known male genital or penile Lichen Sclerosus (LS)." URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/bxo/
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This subreddit is "A support community for guys with [[Balanitis xerotica obliterans]] (BXO) — also known male genital or penile Lichen Sclerosus (LS)." URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/bxo/
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===r/Phimosis===
 
===r/Phimosis===
 
This subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of [[phimosis]]. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/Phimosis/
 
This subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of [[phimosis]]. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/Phimosis/
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{{SEEALSO}}
 
{{SEEALSO}}
 
* [[Acroposthion]]
 
* [[Acroposthion]]
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* [[Body pleasure]]
 
* [[Care of intact, foreskinned boys]]
 
* [[Care of intact, foreskinned boys]]
 
* [[Care of intact elderly men]]
 
* [[Care of intact elderly men]]
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* [[Gliding action]]
 
* [[Gliding action]]
 
* [[Life Intact]]
 
* [[Life Intact]]
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* [[Longer foreskin is favored]]
 
* [[Masturbation]]
 
* [[Masturbation]]
 
* [[Pheromone]]
 
* [[Pheromone]]
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* {{REFweb
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1nlptga/why_i_like_my_foreskin/
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|title=Why I like my foreskin.
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|last=Anonymous
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* {{REFweb
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1o4xmmq/what_do_you_do_with_your_foreskin_when_your_penis/
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|title=What do you do with your foreskin when your penis is soft?
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|last=Anonymous
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|publisher=REDDIT
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|date=2025-10-12
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|accessdate=2025-10-13
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* {{REFweb
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1ocgez1/were_you_ever_picked_upon_by_your_peers_because/
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|title=Were you ever picked upon by your peers because of your foreskin (or lack of it)?
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|last=Anonymous
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|date=2025-10-21
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|accessdate=2025-11-16
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* {{REFweb
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|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1onm7n2/memorys_of_growing_up_uncircumcised_in_the_us/?chainedPosts=t3_1ooxau8%2Ct3_1oqofug
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|title=Memory’s of growing up uncircumcised in the US.
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|last=Anonymous
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|publisher=REDDIT
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|date=2025-11-03
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Latest revision as of 18:44, 30 November 2025

Living with a foreskin in circumcised America is a review of the experiences of foreskinned guys with a penis with an intact foreskin in the United States, where the circumcised guy had been the norm.

Foreskinned guys frequently went to a school where they were the only foreskinned boy. The presence or absence of the foreskin is a big issue in puberty.[1] They were likely to be teased and may have had their intact penis derided and compared to an anteater or an elephant's trunk.[2] They may have been made to feel abnormal or deformed because of the presence of their normal, natural, healthy, complete, and fully functional foreskin covered penis.[3] [4] Intact men usually come to appreciate the value of the functions of their foreskin later in life and become comfortable with their intactness.[5]

What is the real norm?

In actuality, almost every male infant throughout the world is born with a foreskin. (There is a very rare birth defect called aposthia in which the foreskin does not develop normally.)

Charles Darwin established that evolution occurs because of "natural selection".[6] [7] The other primates also have a foreskin similar to that of humans.[8] The foreskin improves fitness for survival because of its many protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions.

Although 100 percent of males are born with a foreskin, the World Health Organization estimated that about 70 percent of living males are intact and only about 30 percent are circumcised. The great majority of the circumcised men are found in the Muslim nations, stretching from Nigeria in the west to Indonesia in the east.[9] A majority of males in the United States and Israel are circumcised, so these two nations are outliers. The foreskinned males are in the true majority world-wide and constitute the real norm, however the United States does not follow the norm.

Health and well-being

The American public has been lied to about the alleged advantages of circumcision by the circumcision industry for well over a century.[10] In reality, foreskinned American males may expect to enjoy higher levels of health and well-being than circumcised American males.[11] The foreskin provides built-in protective functions that protects the penis from both trauma and infection.[12] The foreskinned male may expect to enjoy normal, natural sexual function and freedom from circumcision related psychological issues. Many foreskinned males derive comfort and pleasure from touching their foreskin in a gentle, non-sexual way, which is distinguished from masturbation because erection and/or ejaculation is not the goal.[13]

Claims of increased infection in foreskinned men are myths started by the circumcision industry.[10] The foreskin actually protects against infection.[14] Fendereski et al. (2024) reported a massive study using data from a private insurance company database that found that circumcised boys have three times as many penile issues as compared with intact boys through age 5.[15]

Foreskinned guys also enjoy the benefit of having a preputial sac with sexually-stimulating pheromones, which the circumcised guys lack.

Distribution of foreskinned males in the United States

Percentage of foreskinned males in the United States

Peter Moore (2015) reported that 62 percent of all American males reported being circumcised,[16] which increases the prevalence of intact foreskin to 38 percent of living American males of all ages. This percentage is expected to gradually but constantly decline, while the percentage of males who are intact due to the declining incidence of newborn boys receiving medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision is expected to increase. The percentage of males with intact foreskin is lowest with senior citizens and highest in the youngest age groups.

The distribution of foreskinned males varies widely by census region, state, and by locality. The percentage of intact males is highest in the West census region and lowest in the Midwest census region. Among the states, Washington is believed to have the highest percentage of intact males and West Virginia is believed to have the lowest percentage of intact males.

Increasing percentages of foreskinned males

Laumann et al. (1997) found that the incidence of neonatal circumcision in the United States reached its peak in 1965 at about 85 percent of boys being circumcised.[17] The incidence of circumcision has been declining slowly ever since, which means that one finds more intactness as age decreases. There also is more intactness among hispanic males.

Jacobsen et al. (2021) reported significant declines in the incidence of circumcision with an incidence of only 52.1 percent at the end of their study period in 2016. The corrolary is a foreskinned incidence of 47.9 percent among the boys born in 2016. Jacobsen et al. also reported that the incidence of intactness in the Midwest has increased from 1 boy in 10 (10%) to 1 boy in 4 (25%). The percentage of foreskinned newborn males increased at a rate of 4/10 of one percent per year during the study period.[18] Yang et al. (2025) report that there is now a majority of intact boys in the newborn age group.[19]

Distribution of foreskinned males

The red areas on the map below have the lowest prevalence of foreskin while the green areas have the highest prevalence of foreskin.

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History

Excision of the foreskin is a relatively recent practice in America. The Founding Fathers of the United States were all foreskinned.[20] So were all the men from both North and South who fought and died in the Civil War (1861-1865).

The first recorded medical circumcision of a boy in the United States occurred in 1870 when Lewis Albert Sayre, a prominent New York City doctor, circumcised a boy of five years of age for paralysis.[21]

There were medical doctors advocating circumcision on both the east coast and west coast of the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century.[21]

Urologists

One must exercise extreme caution if one consults a urologist. American urologists love foreskins and foreskinned males. Urologists get a substantial fee for amputation of a foreskin, so one may expect to get a sales pitch for a circumci$ion if one visits a urologist for any reason. Your friendly urologist will be happy to do a circumci$ion for you for any reason or no reason. Make certain that you do your independent research on irreversible adult circumcision and do not depend on statements from your urologist, which may be biased by self-interest. There are plenty of regret men who did not do their homework and who rue their decision to submit to circumcision.

The next generation

Foreskinned guys know from personal experience how wonderful it is to have a fully functional penis with all of its parts. Most want to have any son's infant intact foreskin protected. Unfortunately, most maternity hospitals in the United States are spring-loaded to the circumcision position. One must consider measures for protection of intact newborns in hospital. Your intact newborn son's foreskin will probably be safer when he gets home from the hospital.

Nature designs the foreskins of boys so that they will stay in position where its protective and immunological functions can be effective. Your infant son's foreskin may not retract for many years, perhaps not until after puberty, so no attempt should be made to retract it. Wash the outside of his foreskin like washing a finger.[22] The first person to retract his foreskin should be the boy himself.[23]

See care of intact, foreskinned boys for more information.

What does the future hold?

The percentage of boys in the United States who keep their foreskin has been very gradually increasing since 1965.[24] We are now at a "tipping point".[25] Although very unequally distributed geographically, Yang et al. (2025) report that, in the newborn age group, intact boys are now in the majority since 2022.[19] As these young boys mature, one can expect to see more foreskins, first in schools, and later in the general population. Being foreskinned is expected to become the NORM in the United States as it already is in the other English-speaking nations.

Common practice

Foreskin play is said to be a common practice with intact American boys and men.[26]

Video

Happy intact student

Foreskinned celebrities

Finding other foreskinned guys

The Internet has made it easier to find other foreskinned guys. Reddit has several sub-reddits where one may discuss matters of interest to intact guys.

r/uncircumcised_talk

This subreddit is a place where foreskinned men may discuss intactness and matters of mutual interest. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/

r/balanitis

This NSFW subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of balanitis. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/balanitis/

r/barehead

This NSFW subreddit is "a community for anyone who is intact and who loves to keep the head of his penis exposed permanently or wants to achieve it, be it for any reason. You are welcome to share your stories, experiences, and doubts. Discussion and questions about autocircumcision and the autocirc movement are welcome."

r/bxo

This subreddit is "A support community for guys with Balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) — also known male genital or penile Lichen Sclerosus (LS)." URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/bxo/

r/Phimosis

This subreddit is dedicated to the discussion of phimosis. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/Phimosis/

r/Phimosis_Care

This NSFW subreddit is a "place for men to share techniques, tools & tips on foreskin stretching. This group is for fixing or managing phimosis to AVOID circumcision." URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/Phimosis_Care/

r/Phimosishelp

This subreddit offers "advice and support for boys and men with phimosis (tight foreskin)." URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/Phimosishelp/

r/UncutAmericans

This subreddit is NSFW. This is "a place to admire men from the USA with uncut dicks!" Caution is advised. URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/UncutAmericans/

See also

External links

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ REFjournal Allan JA. The Normal Foreskin: Puberty, Adolescence, and Growing Up. Boyhood Studies. 2023; 16(1): 1-17. DOI. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ↑ REFweb Anonymous (4 March 2025). Uncircumcised in North America, Reddit. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ↑ REFweb Garrett, Connor (21 December 2023). Foreskin Phobia: How The Intact Penis Has Been Shamed, Intact America. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  4. ↑ REFweb Anonymous (20 May 2025). Uncut in US, REDDIT. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  5. ↑ REFweb Anonymous (17 June 2025). What do you like most about your foreskin?, REDDIT. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ↑ REFbook Darwin, Charles (1859): The Origin of Species. London: Murray.
  7. ↑ REFbook Darwin, Charles (1871): The Descent of Man. London: Murray.
  8. ↑ REFbook Cold CJ, McGraft KA (1999): Anatomy and histology of the penile and clitoral prepuce in primates.. Work: Male and Female Circumcision. Denniston GC, Hodges FM, Milos MF (eds.) (ed.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  9. ↑ REFweb Map of Islamic circumcision. Icons-mini-file pdf.svg, Reddit. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ↑ a b REFweb Garret CJ (10 November 2023). Pros and Cons of Circumcision (Spoiler: You’ve Been Lied to), Intact America. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  11. ↑ REFdocument Bollinger, Dan: Policy Paper: Newborn Circumcision as a Negative Wellness Factor PDF, Research Gate. (August 2025). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  12. ↑ REFjournal Van Howe RS. Incidence of meatal stenosis following neonatal circumcision in a primary care setting. Clin Pediatr (Phila). January 2006; 45(1): 49-54. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  13. ↑ NSFW REFweb Foreskin 4Play, Acroposthion. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  14. ↑ REFjournal Cold CJ, Taylor JR. The prepuce. BJU Int. January 1999; 83, Suppl. 1: 34-44. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. ↑ REFjournal Fendereski K, Horns JJ, Driggs N, Lau G, Shaeffer AJ. Comparing Penile Problems in Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised Boys: Insights From a Large Commercial Claims Database With a Focus on Provider Type Performing Circumcision. J Pediatr Surg. November 2024; 59(11): [161614]. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  16. ↑ REFweb Moore, Peter (3 February 2015). Young Americans less supportive of circumcision at birth. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  17. ↑ REFjournal Laumann EO, Masi CM, Zuckerman ER. Circumcision in the United States. Prevalence, prophylactic effects, and sexual practice. JAMA. 2 April 1997; 277(13): 1052-7. PMID. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  18. ↑ REFjournal Jacobson, Deborah L., Balmert, Lauren C., Holl, Jane L., Rosoklija, Ilina, Davis, Matthew M., Johnson. Nationwide Circumcision Trends: 2003 to 2016. J Urol. January 2021; 205(1): 257-63. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  19. ↑ a b REFjournal Yang P, Zhu X, Patel EU, Quin PC, Grabowski MK, Tobian AAR. Trends in Circumcision Among Newborn Males in the US. JAMA Pediatrics. 15 September 2025; : [e252464]. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  20. ↑ REFweb Garrett, Connor (24 January 2024). Foreskins and Forefathers: A Constitutional Case Against Circumcision, Intact America. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  21. ↑ a b REFjournal Gollaher DL. From ritual to science: the medical transformation of circumcision in America. Journal of Social History. September 1994; 28(1): 5-36. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  22. ↑ REFweb Geisheker JV (June 2023). Care of the Intact Penis, Doctors Opposing Circumcision. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  23. ↑ REFjournal Wright JE. Further to the "Further Fate of the Foreskin". Med J Aust. 7 February 1994; 160: 134-5. PMID. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  24. ↑ REFjournal Jacobson, Deborah L., Balmert, Lauren C., Holl, Jane L., Rosoklija, Ilina, Davis, Matthew M., Johnson. Nationwide Circumcision Trends: 2003 to 2016. J Urol. January 2021; 205(1): 257-63. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  25. ↑ REFweb Chapin, Georganne (1 November 2016). Do You Know: About the “Tipping Point?, Intact America. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  26. ↑ REFweb Anonymous (August 2025). How do you play with your foreskin? Not sexually, just casually, REDDIT. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
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