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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 | '''{{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.<ref>{{NSFW}}{{REFweb | ||
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}}</ref> The practice preserves the [[intactness]] of the [[penis]]. Some men who practice ''autocircumcision'' 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/ | |url=https://autocircumcision.wordpress.com/ | ||
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The practice of autocircumcision may be a reaction to the experience of [[Living with a foreskin in circumcised America| living with a foreskin in a circumcised society]]. | |||
IntactiWiki does ''not'' recommend the practice of autocircumcision. The [[foreskin]] evolved over about 1,000,000 years to provide protection against [[trauma]] and [[infection]]. Those functions cannot work when the foreskin is not in its intended position. | |||
==Claimed benefit== | ==Claimed benefit== | ||
"This will make the penis appear like being [[circumcised]], without the drawbacks."<ref name="lee2019" /> | "This will make the penis appear like being [[circumcised]], without the drawbacks."<ref name="lee2019"/> It is claimed as a benefit that the popular [[Preputial_sac#Foreskin_fragrance| foreskin fragrance]] is no longer present. | ||
==Loss of immunological and protective function== | |||
Fleiss, Hodges & 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]]. | |||
==Keratinization== | ==Keratinization== | ||
[[Keratinization]] and loss of [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| sensation]] will occur. Sensation may be regained over time by [[dekeratinization]] if the practice of autocircumcision is stopped. | |||
==Risks== | |||
If the retracted foreskin is tight and constricts the shaft of the [[penis]], compression of the blood vessels and interference with blood circulation may occur. This may cause [[lymphoedema]]. If the tight [[foreskin]] becomes stuck behind the [[glans penis]], then [[paraphimosis]] may be the result. | |||
==Returning to normal practice== | ==Returning to normal practice== | ||
Some reports indicate that a [[foreskin]] permanently kept retracted may shorten and may no longer | 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|Retraining of a long retracted foreskin]] == | |||
Some [[stretching]] to lengthen the shortened foreskin may be necessary to repair the damage and encourage the [[foreskin]] to stay in place. | |||
==Video== | |||
===autocircumcision=== | |||
<youtube>v=rFsxfno6M0Q</youtube> | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[ | * [[Adolescent and adult circumcision]] | ||
* [[Paraphimosis]] | |||
* [[Keratin]] | |||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
|url=https:// | |url=https://pullitback.org/ | ||
|title= | |title=Pull it back — living with a bare head | ||
|last=Anonymous | |last=Anonymous | ||
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|date=2013 | |||
|accessdate=2025-12-30 | |||
}} | |||
* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.myadultcircumcision.org/circumcision-wiki/keeping-your-foreskin-back-auto-circumcision-explained/ | |||
|title=Keeping your foreskin back: auto circumcision explained — My Adult Circumcision | |||
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|date=2021 | |||
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* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1drr2zz/has_anyone_done_what_is_called_autocircumcision/ | |||
|title=Has anyone done what is called “Auto-Circumcision” for a long period of time? | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=REDDIT | |||
|date=2023 | |date=2023 | ||
|accessdate= | |accessdate=2025-12-24 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:Circumcision]] | [[Category:Circumcision]] | ||
[[Category:Circumcision term]] | [[Category:Circumcision term]] | ||
[[Category:Foreskin anatomy]] | [[Category:Foreskin anatomy]] | ||
[[Category:Foreskinned life]] | |||
[[Category:Penile anatomy]] | [[Category:Penile anatomy]] | ||
[[Category:Intactivism]] | [[Category:Intactivism]] | ||