Logo
Google
 
  Gay Republic Daily - international Gay news Hello unlogged user | [ Register | Log in ]  
Main Menu

Editor's pick
UK Gay News
Michael Petrelis
DIRELAND
Peter Tatchell
QueerSighted

Login




 


 Log in Problems?
 New User? Sign Up!

Mar 28, 2007 News: Circumcision Is No Anti-AIDS Strategy For Gay Men
By Kyleovision

(Geneva) - After meeting this month, AIDS experts say new info shows that circumcision is a way to decrease the average rate of HIV infection-- but only among str8 men. 'More study' is needed to see whether circumcision reduces gay HIV transmission. However, so far, the data seem to indicate that it might.

"It probably does, but we don't have sufficient research now to confirm that," said Dr. Teguest Guermo of WHO. "We will be doing some more research on that."

The UNAIDS directorate of the World Health Organization says that in some trials, circumcision of str8 men reduced the likelihood that they'd contract HIV by as much as 60%. But those trials were in Africa, and gay men were excluded from them.

The experts also warn against anyone--gay or str8-- getting the idea that circumcision alone will prevent HIV.

More information is in the International Herald Tribune




 | Print this article Printer-friendly page

Advertisements




Circumcision Is No Anti-AIDS Strategy For Gay Men | Log-in or register a new user account | 0 Comments
Comments are statements made by the person that posted them.
They do not necessarily represent the opinions of the site editor.