Male Circumcision Reduces the Risk of HIV By Half
'medically performed circumcision significantly reduces a man's risk of acquiring HIV through heterosexual intercourse'.
7780 men took part from the two countries. In Kenya the risk of HIV was reduced by 53 per cent, in Uganda, by 48 per cent. The results have major implications for HIV/AIDS prevention, but still indicate that condoms remain the main defence against acquiring HIV, as does changing male sexual behavior.
The World Health Organization (WHO) have welcomed the findings but note that policy implications will need to consider a number of things. Among them are the cultural and human rights considerations associated with promoting circumcision and the complications and risks attached to performing circumcisions in 'various settings'. WHO also point out that research in ideal and well resourced conditions may not be replicated in other 'service delivery settings'. There is also the worry that circumcision will be seen to offer an unrealistic degree of protection against HIV/AIDS and undermine prevention messages already being promoted.
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Comments
I don’t know about having to stop HIV personally, but I do know that proper protection cuts risks for both genders by 95-98% while preventing unwanted pregnancies by about 99%. Condoms are not miracle workers but they have been proven to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. Circumcision on the other hand, performed on either gender, is unwanted, unnecessary and blatant genital mutilation. It interferes with the natural sexual intercourse and pleasures processes the birth right of every human being. In my own case it has prevented me from being able to orgasm, ejaculate and with out great expense using money I do not posses, from ever being able to father a child. Take your circumcision and , well you know where you can put it.
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everybody should be circumcised, females and males