Ukubuyiselwa kwesikhumba kuyinqubo yokwandisa isikhumba esithweni sangasese sokwakha kabusha isitho esifana nejwabu, elisuswe ngokusoka noma ukulimala.Ukubuyiselwa kwesikhumba kufezwa ngokuyinhloko ngokwelula isikhumba esisele senhloko yendoda, kepha izindlela zokuhlinza zikhona futhi.Ukubuyiselwa kwakha isithombe sejwabu, kepha izicubu ezikhethekile ezisuswe ngesikhathi sokusoka azikwazi ukubuyiselwa.Ukuvuselelwa kwangempela kwejwabu kusalingwa ngalesi sikhathi.Ezinye izinhlobo zokubuyiselwa zibandakanya ukuvuselelwa okuyingxenye kuphela ezimweni zokusika okuphezulu lapho osokile ezwa khona ukuthi osokile ususe isikhumba esiningi kakhulu nokuthi asikho isikhumba esanele ukuze ama-erections akhululeke. Emhlabeni wamaGrikhi namaRoma izitho zangasese eziphelele, kuhlanganisa nejwabu, zazithathwa njengezimpawu zobuhle, ezenhlalakahle, nezobudoda. Emiphakathini yakudala yamaGrikhi neyamaRoma (ngekhulu lesi-8 BC kuya kwelesi-6 leminyaka AD), ukuvezwa kwama-glans kwakuthathwa njengokunyanyezelayo nokungafanele, futhi akuhambisani nenhloso yamaGreki yobunqunu be-gymnastic. Amadoda anamajwabu amafushane ayegqoka i -kynodesme ukuvimbela ukuvezwa.Njengomphumela walolu hlazo emphakathini, indlela yokuqala yokubuyiselwa kwejwabu eyaziwa ngokuthi i- epispasm yayenziwa phakathi kwamaJuda athile eRoma lasendulo (ngekhulu lesi-8 BC kuya kwelesi-5 leminyaka AD). Ukubuyiselwa kwesikhumba kungumsuka wasendulo futhi kusukela emuva ekubuseni koMbusi waseRoma uTiberius (AD 14-37), lapho izindlela zokuhlinza zazithathwa ukwelula ijwabu labantu abazalwa benesikhumba sejwabu esifushane esingazange simboze i-glans ngokuphelele noma i-glans evezwe ngokuphelele ngenxa yokusoka .