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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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== [[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]] may be necessary to repair the damage and encourage the foreskin to stay in place.
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Paraphimosis]]
* [[Keratin]]
* [[Keratin]]
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