I first came across the term "uncircumcising" when I saw the cover of the book The Joy of Uncircumcising!. It was 1999 and I was a researcher for a show called Sex TV. The pressure to come up with story ideas for 26 episodes a year (two or three stories per episode) necessitated an exponential expansion of my sex radar, and while I was familiar with the world of body modification constructed as "modern primitives" I had no idea men were a) so upset about losing their foreskins, and b) trying to get them back without the use of surgery. I was ignorant but hopefully respectful, and I got schooled quickly by anti-circumcision activists more than willing to share their stories and their outrage at what they experience as mutilation on par with female circumcision, but without any mass public outcry. Before I knew it we were in the apartment of a man who was in the process of uncircumcising.
If you're unfamiliar with the term, basically uncircumcising refers to the attempt to alter a circumcised penis so that it appears, and/or feels, as if the foreskin which was surgically removed, has been restored. It's a practice that needs to be understood in context. If you're curious you can find a complete definition, and definitions to many greater and lesser known sex terms, in our glossary.
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The number of men restoring their foreskin or uncircumcising is growing. Thanks to the Internet, many men are learning that their infant circumcision has harmed them sexually, either by a botched circumcision or by the keratinization of their glans over time.
The really bad part about circumcision is that when a guy gets older (mid-40s for me) the penis loses sensitivity because the parts that are normally protected by the foreskin are exposed and rub against clothing. As I got older, sex took longer and became less pleasurable. By the time I hit my 50s, I had trouble keeping an erection during vaginal sex. Masturbation was fine, but sex did not give me enough stimulation to keep me erect.
I began restoring my foreskin at 52. Within months my sexual performance got better and my sexual satisfaction increased. After about 8 months of restoring I started having whole body orgasms. My whole body would get tingly and I would collapse after my orgasm. I never experienced this before. With my restored foreskin I am enjoying sex like never before. My wife loves my restored foreskin, too. We don’t need to use lube anymore and she does not get sore after sex.
Just turned 70 – had a badly botched infant circ excessive skin removed with significant scarring and irreperable nerve damage – result left me unable to enjoy any kind of mutual sex activity – not only is it non-productive, but it is just plain painful. There has been considerable emotional damage over the years as well, plus eventually the complete estrangement from my entire family – I feel mutilated and raped – at this point, I hope I will live long enough to see the end of this monstrous practice, and the best would be to see it made totally illegal as FGM is now -
you are the one who is having a great life
Since men who have completed restoring their foreskins are truly “uncircumcised”, men who were never circumcised should be called something more accurate, such as intact, whole, natural.
The tens of thousands of men who are working to become uncircumcised should send a message to parents who are thinking of putting their baby boys through circumcision. Why do something he may hate so much he will go to a lot of trouble to reverse it? Sure, lots of guys say they are happy to be circumcised, but what are they comparing it with? No scientific studies have been done, but informal polls show men are much more likely (by about 19 to 1) to be happy about it than men who are circumcised (about 11 to 9).
And that’s even when it was done “properly” and he doesn’t suffer some horrible outcome like Jon’s.
That should be “… informal polls show intact men are much more likely (by about 19 to 1) to be happy about it…”