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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 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]].<ref name="allan2023">{{REFjournal |last=Allan |first= |init=JA |author-link=Jonathan A. Allan |etal=no |title=The Normal Foreskin: Puberty, Adolescence, and Growing Up |trans-title= |language= |journal=Boyhood Studies |location= |date=2023 |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=1-17 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371216922_The_Normal_Foreskin_Puberty_Adolescence_and_Growing_Up/fulltext/6478fa552cad460a1be945c3/The-Normal-Foreskin-Puberty-Adolescence-and-Growing-Up.pdf?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIn19 |archived= |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.3167/bhs.2023.160102 |accessdate=2025-03-29}}</ref> They were likely to be teased and may have had their [[intact]] [[penis]] derided and compared to an anteater or an elephant's trunk.<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1krosat/uncut_in_us/ |title=Uncut in US |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-05-20 |accessdate=2025-05-22}}</ref> [[Intact]] men usually come to appreciate the value of the [https://intactaus.org/information/functions-of-the-foreskin/ functions] of their [[foreskin]] later in life and become comfortable with their [[intactness]].<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1le8213/what_do_you_like_most_about_your_foreskin/ |title=What do you like most about your foreskin? |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-06-17 |accessdate=2025-06-18}}</ref>

Although all 100 percent of males are born with a [[foreskin]], The 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

}}</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.

In reality, [[foreskinned]] American males may expect to enjoy higher levels of health and well-being than [[circumcised]] American males. <ref name="bollinger2025-08">{{REFdocument |title=Policy Paper: Newborn Circumcision as a Negative Wellness Factor |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394517060_Policy_Paper_Newborn_Circumcision_as_a_Negative_Wellness_Factor |contribution= |last=Bollinger |first=Dan |init= |author-link=Dan Bollinger |publisher=Research Gate |format=PDF |date=2025-08 |accessdate=2025-08-19}}</ref> The [[foreskin]] provides built-in [[immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective functions]] that protects the [[penis]] from both [[trauma]] and [[infection]].<ref name="vanhowe2006">{{REFjournal

}}</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 |url=https://acroposthion.com/foreskin-4play/ |title=Foreskin 4Play |last= |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=Acroposthion |date= |accessdate=2025-09-24}}</ref>

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 |last=Fendereski |first= |init=K |author-link= |last2=Horns |first2= |init2=JJ |author2-link= |last3=Driggs |first3= |init3=N |author3-link= |last4=Lau |first4= |init4=G |author4-link= |last5=Shaeffer |first5= |init5=AJ |author5-link= |etal=no |title=Comparing Penile Problems in Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised Boys: Insights From a Large Commercial Claims Database With a Focus on Provider Type Performing Circumcision |trans-title= |language= |journal=J Pediatr Surg |date=2024-11 |volume=59 |issue=11 |article=161614 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002234682400407X |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=39084960 |pubmedCID=11486584 |DOI=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.06.022 |accessdate=2025-09-24}}</ref>

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.

}}</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.

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 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

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.<ref name="gollaher1994">{{GollaherDL 1994}}</ref>

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.<ref name="gollaher1994" />

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 circumci$ion if one visits a urologist for any reason. Your friendly urologist will be happy to do a circumcision circumci$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 decisionto submit to circumcision.

Nature designs the foreskins of boys so that they will stay in position where its [[immunological and protective function of the foreskin| 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. <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-parents/care-of-the-intact-penis/ |title=Care of the Intact Penis |last=Geisheker |first= |init=JV |author-link=John V. Geisheker |publisher=Doctors Opposing Circumcision |date=2023-06 |accessdate=2025-03-27}}</ref> The first person to retract his foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal

See [[care of intact, foreskinned boys]] for more information.

}}</ref> Although very unequally distributed geographically, Yang et al. (2025) report that, in the overall percentage of newborn age group, [[foreskinnedintact]] newborn, infants, and toddlers is boys are now about 50-50in 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 [[Foreskinnedforeskinned]] is expected to slowly become the norm <b>NORM</b> 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.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1n0cnh2/how_do_you_play_with_your_foreskin_not_sexually/ |title=How do you play with your foreskin? Not sexually, just casually |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-08 |accessdate=2025-11-28}}</ref>

===Foreskinned guyHappy intact student===

This {{NSFW}} subreddit is "a community for anyone who is [[uncircumcisedintact]] 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."

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

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