Living with a foreskin in circumcised America: Difference between revisions

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}}</ref> A majority of males in the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] are [[circumcised]], so these 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.

==Health and well-being==

[[Foreskinned]] American males may expect to enjoy higher levels of health and well-~~bening~~ than [[circumcised]] American males. The foreskin provides built-in [[immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective functions]] that protects the [[penis]] from both [[trauma]] and [[infection]]. The foreskinned male may expect to enjoy [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| normal, natural sexual function]] and freedom from [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| circumcision related psychological issues]].

The American public has been lied to about the alleged advantages of [[circumcision]] by the [[circumcision industry]] for well over a century.<ref>{{REFweb

|url=https://intactamerica.org/pros-and-cons-of-circumcision/

|title=Pros and Cons of Circumcision (Spoiler: You’ve Been Lied to)

|last=Garret

|first=

|init=CJ

|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett

|publisher=Intact America

|date=2023-11-10

|accessdate=2025-03-22

}}</ref>

[[Foreskinned]] American males may expect to enjoy higher levels of health and well-being than [[circumcised]] American males. The [[foreskin]] provides built-in [[immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective functions]] that protects the [[penis]] from both [[trauma]] and [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"/> The [[foreskinned]] male may expect to enjoy [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| normal, natural sexual function]] and freedom from [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| circumcision related psychological issues]].

Claims of increased [[infection]] in [[foreskinned]] men are myths started by the [[circumcision industry]]. The foreskin actually protects against infection.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref>

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 }}</ref> A majority of males in the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] are [[circumcised]], so these 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.
 ==Health and well-being==
-[[Foreskinned]] American males may expect to enjoy higher levels of health and well-bening than [[circumcised]] American males. The foreskin provides built-in [[immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective functions]] that protects the [[penis]] from both [[trauma]] and [[infection]]. The foreskinned male may expect to enjoy [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| normal, natural sexual function]] and freedom from [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| circumcision related psychological issues]].
+The American public has been lied to about the alleged advantages of [[circumcision]] by the [[circumcision industry]] for well over a century.<ref>{{REFweb
+ |url=https://intactamerica.org/pros-and-cons-of-circumcision/
+ |title=Pros and Cons of Circumcision (Spoiler: You’ve Been Lied to)
+ |last=Garret
+ |first=
+ |init=CJ
+ |author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
+ |publisher=Intact America
+ |date=2023-11-10
+ |accessdate=2025-03-22
+}}</ref>
+[[Foreskinned]] American males may expect to enjoy higher levels of health and well-being than [[circumcised]] American males. The [[foreskin]] provides built-in [[immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective functions]] that protects the [[penis]] from both [[trauma]] and [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"/> The [[foreskinned]] male may expect to enjoy [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| normal, natural sexual function]] and freedom from [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| circumcision related psychological issues]].
 Claims of increased [[infection]] in [[foreskinned]] men are myths started by the [[circumcision industry]]. The foreskin actually protects against infection.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref>