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Re: HIV risk for uncircumcised men

Written by George at 29 Dec 2003 00:20:22:

As an answer to: HIV risk for uncircumcised men written by USA at 11 Oct 2003 21:54:38:

Don't believe everything you read. This is pure propaganda. Everyone needs a condom for safe sex. Circumcision status does not matter.

>HIV risk for uncircumcised men
>http://www.msnbc.com/news/978569.asp?0dm=T17QH
>Infection eight times more likely than for circumcised males
>A RESEARCHER at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine suggested that the inner surface of the foreskin does not have the same protective layer as the outside, and is potentially more vulnerable to HIV.
> Male circumcision is common in North America and elsewhere for religious and cultural reasons and to help prevent urinary tract infections and penile cancer.
> The procedure involves removal of the foreskin, which covers the tip of the penis, and is typically done shortly after birth.
> In the United States, some two-thirds of male infants are circumcised annually. Worldwide, the rates vary widely, depending on culture and religion. In many countries, including India, circumcision is uncommon.
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> “It’s important that we offer measures to help curb the spread of AIDS, particularly in developing countries, where it continues to grow at an alarming rate,” Dr. Steven Reynolds, post-doctoral fellow in the division of infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins and a study investigator said in a statement.


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