Re:HIV vaccine trial starts at Oxford
by normalasnorfolk on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @09:15PM
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From what I've read, and heard from friends in Kenya (where circumcision is a prevalent tradition and the area has a high infection rate), is that circumcision reduces the infection rate because it hardens the skin of the penis - meaning less abrasions and cuts, meaning less blood mixing/contamination.
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That and some studies have made the error of including recently circumcised men in their circumcised group, which drops their rate of infection drastically because they don't engage in sexual activity during the recovery period of their operation.
Re:HIV vaccine trial starts at Oxford
by BitwiseFool on Thursday July 08, 2021 @10:18AM
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>"because it hardens the skin of the penis"
It's amazing that pro-circumcision doctors and studies conclude this simple fact has no impact on function or sensation at all.