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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?
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Thursday, December 14, 2006 01:28 PM

    Sub-types

    Different sub-types of HIV have been implicated vis a vis differing transmission vectors, ease of transmission, and in some cases, the progression of disease. Some sub-types more prevalent in Africa appear to be more amenable to transmission via heterosexual intercourse.

    http://www.avert.org/hivtypes.htm

    http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/lecture/hiv6.htm

    http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2006/02_06_06.html

    As far as being sans foreskin, would my brain actually explode during orgasm were I so fortunate as to have retained mine?

    —No Name Given

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