Male Circumcision Seen to Lower HIV Risk in U.S.

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 12/18/2008 - 14:13

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- Male circumcision -- shown to help prevent HIV infection among heterosexual men in Africa -- appears to have the same benefit in African Americans, researchers here said.


 

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Cheap condom

Circumcision is like a cheap condom that fails 40% of the time.

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