How many guys wished they had not been circumcised?

Probably all of them (except Barcode) if only so that they knew what it was like BEFORE they were mutilated

There are hundreds of thousands of males who feel exactly the same, that their rights were violated. If it's wrong to circumcise female minors, it's equally wrong to force it on male minors, and for precisely the same reasons; genital mutilation is genital mutilation, regardless of the sex of the victim.

Many circumcised males are unaware of what was done to them, and what they are missing because of the damage done to their penis.

Also, male genital mutilation, called circumcision, has no standards---the amount of tissue hacked off of the penis, the depth and location of the wounds to the penis are solely up to the whim of the mutilator. The neural and vascular damage vary wildly, as evidenced by the scarring, which can appear anywhere from the base to the glans of the penis.

At best, males are left with ugly scars, at worst, the damage to some males causes tight, distorted and possibly painful erections. Sometimes the lack of sensitivity is so great that it causes sexual dysfunction---inability to ejaculate and premature ejaculation is also one of the results, depending on the specific damage.

Foreskin restoration is possible---using non-surgical tissue expansion techniques. While this will not repair the permanent neural and vascular damage, the dekeratinization of the glans and new inner foreskin vastly enhances sexual feeling and function. Orgasms are also much more intense as a result of the restoration.

Males are born with a foreskin because it's a normal part of a normal male's genitals.

The foreskin is not "extra skin," but a complex structure, with more than 20,000 nerve endings. Besides protecting the glans and keeping it smooth and moist, the inner foreskin is highly sensitive, even moreso than the glans.

An intact male has normal neural feedback, and is usually has more control over the timing of his ejaculation because he has greater feeling about an impending orgasm, which is probably why Latin and European males have a reputation for being "great lovers."

In other words, an undamaged penis obviously will feel and function better than a damaged one. It's absurd to think otherwise.

And as far as diseases and infections go, the foreskin also has Langerhans cells, which produce langerin, a substance in smegma which has known antiviral and antibacterial properties. The HIV and STD rates are higher in the USA than in Europe, Scandinavia, South America and most of Asia, where males are rarely circumcised.

The lies and propoganda about the so-called "benefits" of circumcision are promulgated by those who either make money from mutilating babies, or who are biased because ritual male genital mutilation is a part of their religion.

Circumcision is a fraud and a hoax.

A foreskin is not a birth defect; it is a birthright.

ERIC

As more info surrounding circumcision, and what missing afterwards becomes available, more people are questioning this practice.

I'm intact and even I find the information enlightening. The US is a changing population, so I believe the only support for circumcision will be when an adult makes this decision for himself.

Also If anyone really wants a circ for cosmetic reasons, then it should be done as a young adult. The results would be more predictable. I wouldn't choose it myself, but I do believe anyone has the right to make cosmetic decisions on their own body.

My best guess is that maybe 10-20% of guys that were cut are not happy that they were. I was and I hate that I was, and when I asked one of my friends if he was unhappy about what his parents did be kinda laughed at me.

For me, to see a scar you dislike every day is like rubbing salt in a wound and like i was branded like an animal by my parents. To me it doesn't look natural, there isnt really any sensitivity, and I feel like an object rather than a person. I get furious when my dad says to me "you need to stand up to your mom because your hair is yours and only you can decide how you want it cut". What a hypocrite, especially when hair grows back. it hurts to know that they lied when they told me i have basic rights. I never have got an explanation for why it was done or any mention from either parent.

My parents should be happy i am sane. With the precedent that it is ok and acceptable to cut body parts off other people, I could justify morally that I could do it to some of their fingers.

You should try foreskin restoration if you want to try to reverse some of the effects. It works (I am doing it)

It is very hard to get an honest answer from circumcised men, because most of them carry emotional issues regarding their own involuntary circumcision and sacrifice of erogenous tissue from their phallus.

Most are likely to answer that they are glad to be circumcised, because they don't want to admit that they have lost anything. There real feelings are something else.

Men circumcised as adults and who then restored say you can get back about 80 percent of lost sensation.

It is possible to extend the residual shaft skin on a circumcised penis to form a new foreskin.

The decision to restore one's foreskin is a personal decision. It depends on how strong one’s feelings are about one’s unwanted non-voluntary circumcision, because foreskin restoration by tissue expansion is somewhat slow. Some men think it is worthwhile to restore and others don't think so.

Some believe that foreskin restoration goes much faster when one is young because there is more growth hormone in the body. The stretching causes tissue expansion and permanent growth of the length of your foreskin.

Foreskin restoration was known in ancient times, but the technique was lost and rediscovered in the late 20th century.

Foreskin restoration works by "tissue expansion". When traction is applied to skin to keep it under tension, the skin react by expanding to relieve the tension. New skin cells are formed and the skin under tension expands. This is a permanent increase. Cells divide to create two skin cells out of one. The process is called "mitosis".

For foreskin restoration the shaft skin is placed under longitudinal tension, which causes it to expand so as to make it longer. As the shaft skin gets longer, one starts to see little wrinkles in the skin. As elongation continues, skin will start to pile up in the coronal sulcus. Then, with increasing length, the shaft skin will start to lap over the head in a little fold. This is the start of the new foreskin.

Continued stretching and skin expansion will eventually cover the head of the penis with foreskin. Over the longer term, it is possible to create a foreskin that is long enough to cover the erect penis.

As the foreskin lengthens, the scar from the circumcision is covered over and disappears. The result is a very natural appearing foreskin that is very difficult to distinguish from a natural foreskin.

The procedure does not use drugs or surgery and the medical profession is not involved in any way. Non-surgical foreskin restoration is very safe and painless.

Foreskin restoration cannot restore the frenulum, nor can it restore the heavily innervated ridged band, however, a restored foreskin does have sensation.

There are now several good devices on the market to make foreskin restoration go faster.

Search the Internet for "foreskin restoration" for more information.

http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/info/re...

http://www.cirp.org/pages/restore.html

http://www.circumstitions.com/Restore.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67mP4JoKXZ8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreskin_restoration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue_expansion

I grew up knowing I was missing something, finally discovered I was suppose to have a foreskin. So after many years, I finally discovered foreskin restoration. So about 10 years ago I started restoring, now for many years I have full coverage of my glans, and love it.

Wouldn't have it any other way. I wish I had discovered restoration many, many years ago

I'm uncircumcised and have a lot of friends that are circumcised. A lot of them wish they weren't circumcised, so I think it's a pretty common thought to have.

Not at all. I CHOSE circumcision three years ago - & never looked back.

Sex it better for me & my sensitivity is even more enhanced.

Since I've had it both ways - there is no way I wished I was still intact.

I don't spend that much time thinking about my penis