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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:00 AM

Male circumcision cuts HIV transmission

Should adult men in areas rife with unprotected sex and AIDS be encouraged to go under the knife?

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  • Thursday, December 14, 2006 06:25 PM

    What the studies didn't tell us!

    A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. In these studies, did the circumcised males have fewer partners? How about fewer sexual encounters? Did the studies consider only males having unprotected sex? Are circumcised males less likely to use condoms due to lost sensitivity?

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