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Literature about foreskin restoration

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One of the aspects of intactivism that are most ignored by the medical community is the existence of a large community of men restoring their foreskin through non-surgical methods. [[Foreskin restoration]] was first done by the Jewish people approximately 100 years before the Christian era, and was the reason why the original brit milah was made more radical, turning it into brit periah.

Interest in foreskin restoration reappeared during the world war II, when Jewish men were often identified by the absence of foreskin. Surgical methods were attempted. This interest traveled to Europe and the United States, giving place to new methods. In 1982, some men who didn't want to submit to surgery, rediscovered non-surgical restoration and created the [[BUFF]] method, which they shared freely. Since then, new methods have been developed through experimentation, and shared through internet in online forums.

The [[AAP]] and the [[CDC]] make no mention of foreskin restoration in their circumcision policies. The general attitude of the American medical community towards restorers is one of skepticism. Restoration is discounted as a placebo, and restorers are accused of being obsessed and psychologically unstable.

After being part of an interview for a magazine article, this editor found out that the same magazine had already published an article on the topic some years ago, fact that was probably ignored by the interviewer. While I mentioned to the interviewer how the AAP systematically ignores foreskin restorers in their policy statement, not realizing that restorers are the "unhappy customers" of this unnecessary procedure, this comment unfortunately was also cut from the printed interview. Perhaps it was considered too confrontational, or the interviewer did not realize the importance of this contrast.

When media outlets share articles about foreskin restoration on social media, the general comments also often include disbelief and disrespect. In spite of 33 years of freely sharing information on non-surgical foreskin restoration, most people think it's some kind of new fad.

This experience with the interview and subsequent observation of comments on social media inspired us to compile an extensive list of articles. Furthermore, since web pages are somewhat volatile and tend to disappear, we have stored each article in PDF format for archival purposes.

== Books about foreskin restoration ==

1988? [[Mark Waring|Waring, Mark]]. [[Foreskin Restoration: Uncircumcision]] (Out of print)

1991 [[Jim Bigelow|Bigelow, Jim]]. [[The joy of uncircumcising]]

1992 [[Gary M. Griffin|Griffin, Gary M.]] - [[Decircumcision: foreskin restoration, methods and circumcision practices]]

2014 West, Chris. [[Foreskin restoration 101: how to decircumcise for a better sex life]]

== Forums about foreskin restoration ==

* [http://foreskin-restoration.net/forum/ Foreskin-restoration.net]
* [http://www.restoringforeskin.org/ Restoring foreskin.org]
* [http://foreskin-restoration.info/forum Advanced Devices forum]

== Websites about foreskin restoration ==

Pages specific to foreskin restoration devices are not shown here, they will be listed on the [[Basics of foreskin restoration]]

* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/what-foreskin-restoration What is foreskin restoration (Tally)]
* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/benefits-foreskin-restoration-part-1-sensitivity Benefits]
* [http://www.restoringtally.com/blog/2009/11/benefits-foreskin-restoration-part-2-newfound-well-being Benefits part 2]
* [http://restoringtally.com/blog/2010/06/how-start-restoring-your-foreskin How to start]
* [http://www.cirp.org/pages/restore.html CIRP Circumcision Information and Resource Pages]
* [http://www.restoringforeskin.org/beginners-guide-foreskin-restoration Beginners' guide to foreskin restoration]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreskin_restoration Wikipedia]
* [http://www.norm.org/whyrestore.html NORM - National Organization of Restoring Men]
* [http://www.newforeskin.biz/ New foreskin - foreskin restoration experience]
* [http://www.circumstitions.com/Restore.html Circumstitions - foreskin restoration, a growing movement]
* [http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/info/restore.html Doctors Opposing Circumcision - foreskin restoration]
* [http://iomfats.org/resources/restoring/ Page with description of methods]
* [http://pages.suddenlink.net/manual_methods/ Manual methods of foreskin restoration]
* [http://www.foreskin.gc.bz/ History and methods of foreskin restoration]
* [https://www.eskimo.com/~gburlin/restore/ One of the oldest restoration pages]

== Articles about foreskin restoration ==

1. Non-Surgical Foreskin Restoration. The stretching procedure. BUFF. (1982?) http://www.eskimo.com/~gburlin/restore/uncirc.txt [[File:fs01.pdf]]

2. Medical Times. "Uncircumcision" Leonard Tushmet, 1965 http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/tushmet1/ (Of historical interest but only discusses the early surgeries) [[File:fs02.pdf]]

3. THE JOURNAL OF SEX RESEARCH. "A Technique for Foreskin Reconstruction and Some Preliminary Results". DONALD M. GREER, JR., PAUL C. MOHL, AND KATHY A. SHELEY, 1982. http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/greer1/ [[File:fs03.pdf]]

3b. Archives of sexual behavior. "Prepuce Restoration Seekers: Psychiatric Aspects". P.C. Mohl, R. Adams, D.M. Greer and K.A. Sheley. 1981 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01565542 [[File:PrepuceRestorationSeekers.pdf]]


4. The Journal of sex research. "Sexology, body image, foreskin restoration and bisexual status." John Money, 1991. http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3812956?sid=21105242565931&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&uid=3739600 [http://intactwiki.org/wiki/File:Fs0401.gif Part of the paper. Full paper requires payment]

5. The Independent. "Health: They took my foreskin, and I want it back: Some men feel their circumcision at birth was an assault. Now they can be 'uncircumcised' without surgery, writes Cherrill Hicks". Cherrill Hicks, 1993. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/health-they-took-my-foreskin-and-i-want-it-back-some-men-feel-their-circumcision-at-birth-was-an-assault-now-they-can-be-uncircumcised-without-surgery-writes-cherrill-hicks-1458890.html [[File:fs05.pdf]]

6. Mothering. "Uncircumcising Undoing the Effects of an Ancient Practice in a Modern World". Jim Bigelow, 1994 http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow1/ [[File:fs06.pdf]]

7. AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR. "SENSITIVITY IS THE RISING ISSUE ON CIRCUMCISION". Sandra Pertot, 1994. http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/pertot/ [[File:fs07.pdf]]

8. BMJ. "The joy of uncircumcising". Anonymous, 1994. http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/anonymous1/ [[File:fs08.pdf]]

9. Chicago Reader. "The Foreskin flap". Jeffrey Felshman, 1995. http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-foreskin-flap/Content?oid=886868 [[File:fs09.pdf]]

10. The New Mexican. "Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity". Greg Toppo, 1996. http://www.noharmm.org/reversal.htm [[File:fs10.pdf]]

11. Westword. "Boys and their hoods.". Chris LaMorte, 1996. http://web.archive.org/web/19970511023554/http://www.westword.com/extra/foreskin.html [[File:fs11.pdf]]

12. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. "Uncircumcision: A Historical Review of Preputial Restoration". Dirk Schultheiss, M.D., Michael C. Truss, M.D., Christian G. Stief, M.D., and Udo Jonas, M.D., 1998. http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/schultheiss/ [[File:fs12.pdf]]

13. Fathering Magazine. "Uncircumcised: Foreskin Restoration", Rio Cruz, 1999. http://www.fathermag.com/health/circ/restore/rio/01/ [[File:fs1301.pdf]] [[File:fs1302.pdf]] [[File:fs1303.pdf]] [[File:fs1304.pdf]] [[File:fs1305.pdf]] [[File:fs1306.pdf]]

14. Guide Magazine. "Lost and found" Scott Richards, 1999. http://archive.guidemag.com/magcontent/invokemagcontent.cfm?ID=E0BE2497-C7B8-11D3-AD8E0050DA7E046B [[File:fs14.pdf]]

15. Salon. Foreskin and several years from now. Kim Lane, 1999. http://www.salon.com/1999/12/17/tuggers/ [[File:salon 1999.pdf]]

16. BJU International. "Surgical methods of restoring the prepuce: a critical review" S.B. BRANDES and J. W. McANINCH, 1999. http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/brandes1/ (This article was outdated at the time it was published. Authors were skeptic of non-surgical restoration and discussing surgical methods, at a time when restorers were focused in non-surgical ways and discouraged any surgical restoration). [[File:fs16.pdf]]

17. Post Gazette. "Local men restoring their foreskins", Christopher Snowbeck, 2000. http://old.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20000425hnorm2.asp [[File:fs17.pdf]]

18. MetroActive. "Willy Nilly. Foreskin restoration advocates hope for healing as they fight a long and sensitive battle against circumcision". Mary Spicuzza, 2000. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/01.27.00/foreskin-0004.html [[File:fs18.pdf]]

19. The Wall Street Journal. "'intactivists' seek to undo a long practiced ritual". Barry Newmann, 2000. http://www.cirp.org/news/wsj12-28-00/ [[File:fs19.pdf]]

20. MSN. "These men want their foreskins back". Jon Bonne, 2003. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3543481/ [[File:fs20.pdf]]

21. Wired. New foreskin is really a stretch. Kristen Philpkoski, 2004. http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/WiredArticle-1.htm [[File:fs2101.pdf]] [[File:fs2102.pdf]]

22. The Guardian. "Sore point". Richard Johnson, 2005. http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/Guardian-2005-10-29.htm [[File:fs22.pdf]]

22a. Reed center in Miami used to offer surgical restoration 2005-2006
http://web.archive.org/web/20061224133413/http://www.penisdoctor.com/foreskin.html [[File:fs22a.pdf]]

23. Toronto Life. "Boys and the hood", Veronica Cusack, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20080304125201/http://www.torontolife.com/features/boys-and-hood/ [[File:fs2301.pdf]] [[File:fs2302.pdf]] [[File:fs2303.pdf]] [[File:fs2304.pdf]] [[File:fs2305.pdf]]

24. Time. "The Great Uncircumcision Debate". Jeninne Lee-St. John, 2007. http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1679981,00.html [[File:fs24.pdf]]

25. Houston Press. "The Fantastic Foreskin", Craig Malisow, 2007. http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-07-12/news/the-fantastic-foreskin/full/ (PDF larger than we can upload at the time)

26. Chicago Tribune. "Circumcision circumspection". Judy Peres, 2007. http://foreskin-restoration.net/archives/Circumspection-Chicago%20Tribune.htm [[File:fs26.pdf]]

27. Details Magazine. "Gimme some skin". Elisa Ludwig, 2008. http://www.details.com/fashion-style/grooming-and-health/200809/gimme-some-skin/ [[File:fs27.pdf]]

28. Star Observer. "Second skin now an option". Anonymous contributor. 2008. http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/second-skin-now-an-option/11 [[File:fs28.pdf]]

29. Whole Women Magazine. "Getting Back What was Lost: A Journey to Foreskin Restoration". James Mac, 2010. "http://www.thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/a-journey-to-foreskin-restoration" [[File:fs29.pdf]]

30. The Good Men Project. "The foreskin renaissance". Laura Novak, 2011. http://goodmenproject.com/health/the-foreskin-renaissance/ [[File:fs30.pdf]]

31. The Healthy Bear. "The healthy bear on foreskin restoration and how to reverse circumcision". George Forgan-Smith, 2011
http://thehealthybear.com/foreskin-restoration-to-reverse-circumcision/ [[File:fs31.pdf]]

32. Tikkun. "Mourning a Foreskin". Patricia Karlin-Neumann, 2011. (About Lisa Braver Moss' novel, "The measure of his grief", which deals with the topic of foreskin restoration). http://www.tikkun.org/nextgen/mourning-a-foreskin [[File:fs32.pdf]]

33. Vice. "Matthew Hess wants to save your baby's foreskin". Wilbert L. Cooper, 2011. http://www.vice.com/en_se/read/matthew-hess-wants-to-save-your-babys-foreskin [[File:fs33.pdf]]

34. The Punch. "I was circumcised and I want my foreskin back". Elwyn Moir, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114170152/http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/i-was-circumcised-and-i-want-my-foreskin-back/ [[File:fs34.pdf]]

35. Salon. "In defense of the foreskin". Stephen Robert Morse, 2012. http://www.salon.com/2012/12/24/in_defense_of_the_foreskin/ [[File:Salon 2012.pdf]]

36. Science 2.0 "Open letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics". Chris Austin, 2012. http://www.science20.com/crawler_superland/blog/open_letter_american_academy_pediatrics-93300 [[File:fs36.pdf]]

37. The kernel. "The men who want their foreskins back". Jeremy Wilson, 2013 http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/features/report/5897/the-men-who-want-their-foreskins-back/# [[File:fs37.pdf]]

38. Huffington Post. "Men missing foreskin fume on forums" 2013. (Mostly a summary of the one in the Kernel, no name) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/men-missing-foreskin-fume_n_4072048.html [[File:fs38.pdf]]

39. news.com.au "Meet the circumcised men who want to restore their foreskins". 2013 (one of the most negative articles on the topic) http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/meet-the-circumcised-men-who-want-to-restore-their-foreskins/story-fneuzlbd-1226735269440 [[File:fs39.pdf]]

40. Aussie Penis. "Foreskin restoration growing in popularity in Australia", 2013. http://www.aussiepenis.com/2013/10/09/foreskin-restoration-growing-in-popularity-in-australia/ [[File:fs40.pdf]]

41. All Woman (Jamaican Observer). "Is circumcision reversal possible?" Donna Hussey-Whyte, 2013. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/AllWoman/Is-circumcision-reversal-possible-_14620467 [[File:fs41.pdf]]

42. Net Doctor. "I'm circumcised, can my foreskin be restored?". The Net Doctor medical team, 2014. http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/menshealth/204789.html (A very negative response from medical professionals, discouraging restoration, seems to be indicative of the medical attitude towards foreskin restorers). [[File:fs42.pdf]]

43. All Experts. "Foreskin restoration". Stephen W. Leslie, MD, 2014. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Urology-Male-issues-989/2014/3/foreskin-restoration.htm (Another case of a physician discouraging a person asking for information on restoration). [[File:fs43.pdf]]

44. Narratively. "Fighting for foreskin", Stephen Robert Morse, 2014. http://narrative.ly/skin-deep/the-intact-ivists/ [[File:fs44.pdf]]

45. Go Naked Magazine. "Transforming your penis". NYCDNCR, 2014. http://issuu.com/gonakedmagazine/docs/gonaked_magazine_jan_2014/45 [http://intactwiki.org/wiki/File:Fs4501.jpg Part 1] [http://intactwiki.org/wiki/File:Fs4502.jpg Part 2]

46. ZB. My foreskin restoration. Frank, 2014 (?) http://bearslairforum.com/enema/SpeculumPages/Page18/MyForeskinRestoration.htm (Account of surgical restoration with explicit narrative - on a fetish/fiction website) [[File:fs46.pdf]]

47. Foreskin Restoration: becoming whole again. E Winter Toshlin. 2013. The bilerico project.
http://www.bilerico.com/2013/07/foreskin_restoration_becoming_whole_again.php [[File:fs47.pdf]]

48. Salon. "Parents love genital cutting more than they love their own children" : Two "intactivist" tell Salon about foreskin restoration. Jenny Kutner, 2015. http://www.salon.com/2015/01/31/%E2%80%9Cparents_love_genital_cutting_more_than_they_love_their_own_children%E2%80%9D_two_intactivists_tell_salon_about_foreskin_restoration/ [[File:Salon 2015.pdf]]

49. Vice. It Takes a Lot of Dick-Tugging to Get Your Foreskin Back
July 1, 2015 By Peter Holslin
http://www.vice.com/read/it-takes-a-lot-of-dick-tugging-to-get-your-foreskin-back-701?utm_source=vicefbus [[File:fs49.pdf]]

50. The Village Voice. Uncut: A Look at the Wacky, Wrinkly World of Foreskin Restoration
October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson
http://www.villagevoice.com/news/uncut-a-look-at-the-wacky-wrinkly-world-of-foreskin-restoration-7747950

51. Miami New Times. Meet the Circumcised Men in Miami Trying to Regrow Their Foreskins
October 6, 2015 By Jess Swanson
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/meet-the-circumcised-men-in-miami-trying-to-regrow-their-foreskins-7954844

52. I Grew Back My Foreskin, and You Can Too. February 1st, 2016, by Adam Elder. Mel Magazine.
https://features.wearemel.com/i-grew-back-my-foreskin-and-you-can-too-20693e1c0152#.fp0tobga1 [[File:I Grew Back My Foreskin, and You Can Too — MEL Magazine — Medium.pdf]]

53. The men who want their foreskin back. February 23, 2016, by Jenn Morson. The Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/23/the-men-who-want-their-foreskin-back.html [[File:The Men Who Want Their Foreskin Back - The Daily Beast.pdf]]

54. Circumcised men figured out how to regrow foreskin to increase sexual pleasure. April 18, 2016, by Abby Scott. http://www.therooster.com/blog/circumsized-men-have-figured-out-how-regrow-foreskin-increased-sexual-pleasure

55. Millennial Men Rush to Restore Their Foreskins, ‘Feel Whole Again’. October 18, 2016. Heat Street. http://heatst.com/life/millennial-men-rush-to-restore-their-foreskins-feel-whole-again/

{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Foreskin restoration]]
* [[Basics of foreskin restoration]]
* [[:Category:Films about foreskin restoration]]

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