Autocircumcision: Difference between revisions
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==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" /> | ||
==Immunological and protective function== | |||
Fleiss, Hodges, and 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 sensation will occur. Sensation may be regained over time if the practice of autocircumcision is stopped. | ||
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==Returning to normal practice== | ==Returning to normal practice== | ||
Some reports indicate that a [[foreskin]] permanently kept retracted may shorten and may no longer be stay in its normal position where it covers and protects the [[glans penis]]. [[Tissue_expansion#Retraining_of_a_long_retracted_foreskin| Some stretching may be necessary to repair the damage]]. | Some reports indicate that a [[foreskin]] permanently kept retracted may shorten and may no longer be stay in its normal position where it covers and protects the [[glans penis]]. [[Tissue_expansion#Retraining_of_a_long_retracted_foreskin| Some stretching may be necessary to repair the damage]]. | ||
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