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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]]. | 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. | 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== | ||
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==Loss of immunological and protective function== | ==Loss of immunological and protective function== | ||
Fleiss, Hodges | 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 sensation will occur. Sensation may be regained over time if the practice of autocircumcision is stopped. | [[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== | ||
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== [[Tissue_expansion#Retraining_of_a_long_retracted_foreskin|Retraining of a long retracted foreskin]] == | == [[Tissue_expansion#Retraining_of_a_long_retracted_foreskin|Retraining of a long retracted foreskin]] == | ||
Some [[stretching]] may be necessary to repair the damage. | 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]] | * [[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 | ||
|first= | |first= | ||
|init= | |init= | ||
|author-link= | |author-link= | ||
|publisher= | |publisher= | ||
|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 | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
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|init= | |||
|author-link= | |||
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|date=2021 | |||
|accessdate=2025-12-24 | |||
}} | |||
* {{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}} | ||