CIRCUMCISION & PREVENTION OF INFECTION

A Ugandan study of 5534 men aged 15-49 by Dr Quinn and others has just been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM March 26 2009 volume 360 number 13 p1298-1309) on Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections.

In addition to decreasing the incidence of HIV infection, male circumcision significantly reduced the incidence of herpes simplex type2 (HSV-2) infection and the prevalence of and human papilloma virus infection (HPV infection), findings that underscore the potential public health benefits of the procedure.

COMMENT
The editorial says that these data add to the already compelling evidence that male circumcision can protect men from serious sexually transmitted infections.

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Dr Martin Harris, Doctor and Mohel for Jewish Circumcision Clinic in London Bris Mila Brit Milah.