What seemed like a possible strategy to combat AIDS is now being questioned. Men in Africa who have been circumcised reportedly have a reduced chance of contracting HIV from a HIV+ woman. However, men having sex with men show no such reduction. 1,427 HIV negative Australian men were studied starting in the year 2001 to 2004. In that time period, 49 seroconversions occurred with 29 being circumcised and 13 uncircumcised.
Researcher David Templeton of the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South Wales, reported no statistically significant "difference in the incidence of HIV infection between circumcised and uncircumcised men. This remained true when the analysis controlled for age, anorectal sexually transmitted infections, and insertive or receptive unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) with someone who was HIV-positive." Story found on GayWired.com.read more
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