Posts relating to “hiv circumcision” (67)
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SOUTH AFRICA: Male circumcision: why the delay?
IRIN Plusnews Service — Authority 134
implementing policies to roll out mass male circumcision to prevent HIV, but until recently South Africa has done little more than […] compelling evidence that circumcision could reduce a mans risk of HIV infection during heterosexual intercourse by as much as 65 […] health package, including HIV counselling and testing; and communities should be informed that male circumcision was only1 week ago -
Circumcision
Little Malcolm's Swimming Pool — Authority 150
insertive sex from HIV Circumcision may protect gay men who are exclusively insertive for anal sex from infection with HIV […] with HIV. The study also showed that overall circumcision did not protect gay men from infection with HIV. Earlier data […] circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection for heterosexual men. However, a recent meta-analysis found no conclusive evidence4 weeks ago -
Circumcision
Little Malcolm's Swimming Pool — Authority 150
Michael Carter for Aidsmap (November 19, 2009) Circumcision may protect HIV-negative gay men from syphilis […] Circumcision protects HIV-negative gay men from infection with syphilis, Australian investigators report in the December […] homosexual men.” Reference Circumcision and risk of sexually transmissible infections in a community-based cohort of HIV2 weeks ago -
The down-low on circumcision
Student Life — Authority 485
Although the American Medical Association does not recommend routine circumcision as a procedure to prevent health […] to the basics. In male circumcision, a physician surgically removes the foreskin of the penis, usually within the first […] few weeks of birth because doing this practice later is more likely to lead to complications. Male circumcision is a1 week ago -
Spontaneous generation of “HIV”
HIV/AIDS Skepticism — Authority 410
present in the first place: In clinical trials of circumcision as a means of preventing “HIV-positive” status, and in a […] prospective study of acquisition of “HIV” by pregnant women. *************************** Two clinical trials of circumcision […] after circumcision. We cannot exclude the possibility that any of these individuals were actually HIV positive at baseline6 weeks ago -
HIV AIDS Prevention - National policy on HIV/AIDS to be launched tomorrow …
AIDS Buddy — Authority 134
Acceptability of Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HIV/AIDS in - Elites TV Male circumcision (MC) is an effective strategy […] Prevention of HIV/AIDS in - Elites TV Male circumcision (MC) is an effective strategy to prevent HIV infection in heterosexual […] National policy on HIV/AIDS to be launched tomorrow - New Kerala New Delhi, Oct 29 : The national policy on HIV and4 weeks ago -
A delicate solution for HIV prevention?
I Luv SA — Authority 152
confirmed by studies in Uganda and Kenya. It is now widely accepted that in communities where HIV is common, circumcision may […] I am not going to debate the reasons for circumcision for religious, cultural, or cosmetic reasons. What I have a […] comparisons, is scary. I just do not believe it. SA male circumcision plan almost there 24.11.2009 Anso Thom1 week ago -
Circumcision and condom idiocies
HIV/AIDS Skepticism — Authority 410
hardly have been the case with those who wrote “The protective effect of MC [male circumcision] on HIV infection was […] trial of male circumcision for reduction of HIV infection risk: The ANRS 1265 trial”, PLoS Medicine 2(11) (2005) e298 […] ]. THINK about it, please. Circumcision supposedly protects against “HIV” whether or not the male is wearing a condom?! How4 weeks ago -
Around the World for World AIDS Day
The New Gay — Authority 548
other parts of the world. Following a number of studies showing that male circumcision greatly reduces the chances of HIV […] The queer community has had a long and storied past with the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This is, of course, unsurprising, as […] stories involving HIV/AIDS as queer. While this may not always be the case and demographics may have shifted in the past few1 week ago -
The campaign aims to circumcise more than one million men by the end of …
African Press International (API) — Authority 144
medical male circumcision reduced the risk of HIV infection among men by up to 60 percent. According to the Kenya AIDS […] circumcision must work along with other HIV infection prevention strategies to be effective,” said Kawango Agot, head of the Nyanza […] Nyanza, found that circumcision did not result in increased HIV risky behaviour. It found that as male circumcision became3 weeks ago