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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==
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-bening 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>