Male Circumcision and HIV: Do All Roads Lead to Rome?
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Male Circumcision and HIV Transmission; What Do We Know?
Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to be protective against heterosexual HIV transmission and is being explored in some parts of the world as a means of combating the epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that MC be considered as an important component of HIV prevention in high prevalence settings. We review evidence that demonstrates that the inner foreskin is likely to b...
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