Review Supports Circumcision In HIV Prevention

An analysis of three recent studies finds that heterosexual African men reduced their risk of HIV infection by half after undergoing circumcision. While there’s still more work to be done to determine the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of circumcision, the authors of the Cochrane Library analysis say there’s “strong evidence” that the procedure will protect men from the virus that causes AIDS.

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Filed under: Clinical Trials on April 15th, 2009