Circumcision equal to a vaccine for HIV.

Australian Doctor,  November, 2005  

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by Rebecca Jenkins

CIRCUMCISION offers the same level of protection against HIV infection in heterosexual men as a highly effective vaccine, according to a landmark study.

In the first randomised controlled trial of its kind, researchers found circumcision provided 60% protection against the virus, confirming the results of a large body of observational studies.

Investigators randomised 3000 HIV-negative heterosexual South African men aged 18-24 to be either circumcised or to act as a control group. Both groups were counselled about safe sex practices and answered ...

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