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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.
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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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