Apr 20, 2007Quickie Link: New York's Circumcision Plan Derided as ‘Insane’
By vanrozenheim
(New York, USA) - Gay health organizations and others are condemning a New York strategy that encourages circumcision for men who are at high risk of contracting HIV. Ryan McAllister, 30, a biophysics research fellow said findings from the three studies are inapplicable to gay men. “As far as I can tell, it’s pretty bad science,” said McAllister, who is gay. McAllister said researchers in Africa started tracking infections for both groups immediately after circumcision, even though most men cannot resume sexual activity for about six months following the operation. He also said circumcised men were advised to use condoms while uncircumcised men were not, and men in neither group were asked whether they had engaged in anal intercourse. “These studies are bogus and I am still against circumcision,” said John-Paul Morrison.
