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Study Shows Circumcision Helps Prevent AIDS

[Article] A recent study has shown that male circumcision greatly reduces the transmission of the HIV virus in heterosexual intercourse. The implications for AIDS prevention, especially in Africa, are significant.

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After extensive research in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa, the results of the testing show that this procedure could reduce the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission by up to 60 percent.In male circumcision, the foreskin of the penis is removed. At last year's International AIDS Conference in...
This article was published Thursday, 1 March, 2007 by AFP
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