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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.

Being [[foreskinned]] is the new normal among newborn boys in the [[USA]] since 2022.<ref name="yang2025">{{REFjournal

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==Health and well-being==

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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

In reality, [[foreskinned]] American males may expect to enjoy higher levels of [[body pleasure]], 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

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==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]]~~,<ref name="moore2015">{{REFweb

Peter Moore (2015) reported that the prevalence of [[circumcision]] has declined to 62 percent of all American males,<ref name="moore2015">{{REFweb

|url=https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2015/02/03/younger-americans-circumcision

|title=Young Americans less supportive of circumcision at birth

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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 men with [[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]].<ref name="laumann1997">{{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~~

}}</ref> Yang et al. (2025) report that there is now a majority of [[intact]] boys in the newborn age group.<ref name="yang2025" />

~~|last=Yang~~

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[[Intact America]] is tracking the opposition to [[circumcision]] in the [[United States]]. It reports [https://www.instagram.com/p/DKVZQGTRl77/ steadily increasing opposition].

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~~|title=Trends in Circumcision Among Newborn Males~~ in the US

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===Distribution of foreskinned males===

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[[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 [[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

A majority of newborn boys have left the birth facility [[intact]] since 2022.<ref name="yang2025" /> [[Foreskinned men]] are expected to be in the majority in future generations.

Nature designs the [[foreskin]] 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

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==What does the future hold?==

The percentage of boys in the [[United States]] who keep their [[foreskin]] has been very gradually increasing since 1965.<ref name="jacobson2021">{{REFjournal

The percentage of boys born in the [[United States]] who keep their [[foreskin]] has been very gradually and progressively increasing since 1965.<ref name="jacobson2021">{{REFjournal

|last=Jacobson

|first=Deborah L.

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==Video==

===Happy intact student===

===Happy [[intact]] student===

<youtube>v=fqiTBx5ve90</youtube>

===Foreskinned celebrities===

<youtube>v=zOoGFJANmYA</youtube>

===Roger interview: Growing up [[foreskinned]] in America===

==Finding other foreskinned guys==

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===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/

==BLOG==

* [https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/ Intact Talk]

* [[Acroposthion]]

* [[Body pleasure]]

* [[Care of intact, foreskinned boys]]

* [[Care of intact elderly men]]

* [[Development of retractable foreskin]]

* [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin]]

* [[Foreskin]]

* [[~~Erogenous sensation of the foreskin~~]]

* [[Foreskin play]]

* [[Gliding action]]

* [[Jojoba]]

* [[Life Intact]]

* [[Long foreskins]]

* [[Longer foreskin is favored]]

* [[Masturbation]]

* [[Penis]]

* [[Pheromone]]

* [[Phimosis]]

* [[Preputial sac]]

* [[Puberty]]

* [[The Accidental Intactivist Manifesto: Exposing the Monster We Agree Not to See – A Lifetime Reckoning]]

* [[Tissue expansion]]

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|url=https://skininthegame.org/growing-up-intact/

|title=Growing up intact

|last=~~Anonymous~~

|last=Kubat

|first=Jeremy

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* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1mctra5/does_your_foreskin_need_adjusting_randomly_during/

|title=Does your foreskin need adjusting randomly during the day?

|last=Anonymous

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|publisher=Reddit

|date=2025-08

|accessdate=2026-04-03

}}

* {{REFweb

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* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1pa41e8/uncircumcised_realization/

|title=Uncircumcised Realization

|last=Anonymous

|publisher=REDDIT

|date=2025-11-30

|accessdate=2025-12-07

}}

* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1pmkb1x/foreskins_role_in_masturbating/

|title=Foreskin’s role in masturbating.

|last=Anonymous

|publisher=REDDIT

|date=2025-12-14

|accessdate=2025-12-14

}}

* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1qf8vb0/how_was_it_growing_up_as_an_uncut_guy_for_you/?sort=qa

|title=How was it growing up as an uncut guy for you?

|last=Anonymous

|publisher=REDDIT

|date=2026-01-18

|accessdate=2026-01-22

}}

* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1tgchjo/common_vs_uncommon_experiences_from_growing_up/

|title=Common vs. Uncommon Experiences From Growing Up Uncut

|last=Anonymous

|publisher=REDDIT

|date=2026-05-17

|accessdate=2026-05-19

}}

* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1ttliqw/what_would_you_miss_the_most/

|title=What would you miss the most?

|last=Anonymous

|publisher=REDDIT

|date=2026-06-01

|accessdate=2026-06-01

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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.
+Being [[foreskinned]] is the new normal among newborn boys in the [[USA]] since 2022.<ref name="yang2025">{{REFjournal
+ |last=Yang
+ |first=
+ |init=P
+ |author-link=
+ |last2=Zhu
+ |first2=
+ |init2=X
+ |author2-link=
+ |last3=Patel
+ |first3=
+ |init3=EU
+ |author3-link=
+ |last4=Quin
+ |first4=
+ |init4=PC
+ |author4-link=
+ |last5=Grabowski
+ |first5=
+ |init5=MK
+ |author5-link=
+ |last6=Tobian
+ |first6=
+ |init6=AAR
+ |author6-link=Aaron Tobian
+ |etal=no
+ |title=Trends in Circumcision Among Newborn Males in the US
+ |trans-title=
+ |language=
+ |journal=JAMA Pediatrics
+ |location=
+ |date=2025-09-15
+ |volume=179
+ |issue=11
+ |article=e252464
+ |page=
+ |pages=
+ |url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2838312
+ |archived=
+ |quote=
+ |pubmedID=40952753
+ |pubmedCID=12439174
+ |DOI=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2464
+ |accessdate=2026-03-04
+}}</ref>
 ==Health and well-being==
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   |accessdate=2025-03-22
 }}</ref>
-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
+In reality, [[foreskinned]] American males may expect to enjoy higher levels of [[body pleasure]], 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
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 ==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]],<ref name="moore2015">{{REFweb
+Peter Moore (2015) reported that the prevalence of [[circumcision]] has declined to 62 percent of all American males,<ref name="moore2015">{{REFweb
   |url=https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2015/02/03/younger-americans-circumcision
   |title=Young Americans less supportive of circumcision at birth
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   |date=2015-02-03
   |accessdate=2025-02-23
-}}</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 men with [[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]].<ref name="laumann1997">{{REFjournal
@@ Line 315: / Line 363: @@
   |DOI=10.1097/JU.0000000000001316
   |accessdate=2025-02-23
-}}</ref> Yang et al. (2025) report that there is now a majority of [[intact]] boys in the newborn age group.<ref name="yang2025">{{REFjournal
+}}</ref> Yang et al. (2025) report that there is now a majority of [[intact]] boys in the newborn age group.<ref name="yang2025" />
- |last=Yang
- |first=
+[[Intact America]] is tracking the opposition to [[circumcision]] in the [[United States]]. It reports [https://www.instagram.com/p/DKVZQGTRl77/ steadily increasing opposition].
- |init=P
- |author-link=
- |last2=Zhu
- |first2=
- |init2=X
- |author2-link=
- |last3=Patel
- |first3=
- |init3=EU
- |author3-link=
- |last4=Quin
- |first4=
- |init4=PC
- |author4-link=
- |last5=Grabowski
- |first5=
- |init5=MK
- |author5-link=
- |last6=Tobian
- |first6=
- |init6=AAR
- |author6-link=Aaron Tobian
- |etal=no
- |title=Trends in Circumcision Among Newborn Males in the US
- |trans-title=
- |language=
- |journal=JAMA Pediatrics
- |location=
- |date=2025-09-15
- |season=
- |volume=
- |issue=
- |article=e252464
- |page=
- |pages=
- |url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2838312
- |archived=
- |quote=
- |pubmedID=40952753
- |pubmedCID=12439174
- |DOI=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2464
- |accessdate=2025-09-24
-}}</ref>
 ===Distribution of foreskinned males===
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 [[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 [[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
+A majority of newborn boys have left the birth facility [[intact]] since 2022.<ref name="yang2025" /> [[Foreskinned men]] are expected to be in the majority in future generations.
+Nature designs the [[foreskin]] 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
@@ Line 419: / Line 426: @@
 ==What does the future hold?==
-The percentage of boys in the [[United States]] who keep their [[foreskin]] has been very gradually increasing since 1965.<ref name="jacobson2021">{{REFjournal
+The percentage of boys born in the [[United States]] who keep their [[foreskin]] has been very gradually and progressively increasing since 1965.<ref name="jacobson2021">{{REFjournal
   |last=Jacobson
   |first=Deborah L.
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 ==Video==
-===Happy intact student===
+===Happy [[intact]] student===
 <youtube>v=fqiTBx5ve90</youtube>
 ===Foreskinned celebrities===
 <youtube>v=zOoGFJANmYA</youtube>
+===Roger interview: Growing up [[foreskinned]] in America===
+<youtube>v=c_yT3zWU2is</youtube>
 ==Finding other foreskinned guys==
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 ===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/
+==BLOG==
+* [https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/ Intact Talk]
 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Acroposthion]]
+* [[Body pleasure]]
 * [[Care of intact, foreskinned boys]]
 * [[Care of intact elderly men]]
 * [[Development of retractable foreskin]]
+* [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin]]
 * [[Foreskin]]
-* [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin]]
+* [[Foreskin play]]
 * [[Gliding action]]
+* [[Jojoba]]
 * [[Life Intact]]
+* [[Long foreskins]]
 * [[Longer foreskin is favored]]
 * [[Masturbation]]
+* [[Penis]]
 * [[Pheromone]]
 * [[Phimosis]]
 * [[Preputial sac]]
+* [[Puberty]]
 * [[The Accidental Intactivist Manifesto: Exposing the Monster We Agree Not to See – A Lifetime Reckoning]]
 * [[Tissue expansion]]
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   |url=https://skininthegame.org/growing-up-intact/
   |title=Growing up intact
-  |last=Anonymous
+  |last=Kubat
   |first=Jeremy
   |init=
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   |date=2025-07-31
   |accessdate=2025-08-14
+}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1mctra5/does_your_foreskin_need_adjusting_randomly_during/
+ |title=Does your foreskin need adjusting randomly during the day?
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |first=
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=Reddit
+ |date=2025-08
+ |accessdate=2026-04-03
 }}
 * {{REFweb
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   |date=2025-11-03
   |accessdate=2025-11-07
+}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1pa41e8/uncircumcised_realization/
+ |title=Uncircumcised Realization
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=REDDIT
+ |date=2025-11-30
+ |accessdate=2025-12-07
+}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1pmkb1x/foreskins_role_in_masturbating/
+ |title=Foreskin’s role in masturbating.
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=REDDIT
+ |date=2025-12-14
+ |accessdate=2025-12-14
+}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1qf8vb0/how_was_it_growing_up_as_an_uncut_guy_for_you/?sort=qa
+ |title=How was it growing up as an uncut guy for you?
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=REDDIT
+ |date=2026-01-18
+ |accessdate=2026-01-22
+}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1tgchjo/common_vs_uncommon_experiences_from_growing_up/
+ |title=Common vs. Uncommon Experiences From Growing Up Uncut
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=REDDIT
+ |date=2026-05-17
+ |accessdate=2026-05-19
+}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1ttliqw/what_would_you_miss_the_most/
+ |title=What would you miss the most?
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=REDDIT
+ |date=2026-06-01
+ |accessdate=2026-06-01
 }}