News tagged with circumcised men

Circumcision doesn't protect gays from AIDS virus

(AP) -- Circumcision, which has helped prevent AIDS among heterosexual men in Africa, doesn't help protect gay men from the virus, according to the largest U.S. study to look at the question.

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Male circumcision reduces HIV risk: No further evidence needed

Three recent African trials support male circumcision for reducing the risk of contracting HIV in heterosexual men. After including new data from these trials in their review, Cochrane Researchers have changed their previous ...

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created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Swaziland looks to cut HIV with mass circumcision drive

"Just relax, it won't be very painful," are the last words Maqhawe Tsela hears before the nurse plunges a large needle into the base of his penis.

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created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Preventing HPV might lower risk of HIV infection in men: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Men infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) are at greater risk of becoming infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than men who are not HPV positive, according to researchers at the University ...

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created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Circumcising gay men would have limited impact on preventing HIV

Adult circumcision has been proposed as a possible HIV prevention strategy for gay men, but a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference ...

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created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Adult circumcision reduces risk of HIV transmission without reducing sexual pleasure

Two studies presented at the 104th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) show that adult circumcision reduces the risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the risk of ...

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created Apr 26, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2