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Circumcision and STDs

In recent news, researchers from Uganda and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found an interesting correlation between circumcision and STDs. After previously discovering that the rate of HIV infection dramatically decreased for the almost 2,000 Ugandan men – from a random group of 4,000 – who underwent circumcision for... Read more Chevron

posted 03/29/2009, comments (5)|

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Does Circumcision Reduce HIV Risk in Homosexual Men?

Circumcision is a common practice among jewish male newborns. It has also been associated with a number of possible health benefits, some of which have panned out with further studies and some which have not. It was assumed that men who were circumcised and then engaged in male to male sexual relations had a lower risk of HIV when... Read more Chevron

posted 10/10/2008, comments (0)|