Fight AIDS
A recent study published in the Lancet medical journal, done by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found that if you’re circumcised, and you happen unknowingly engaged in a partner who is infected with AIDS, the circumcision may help protect the men from the AIDS virus.
The study also revealed that for women, it does not protect them from infected men. The researcher found that circumcision is so effective in protecting men, and such practices might reduce the circulation of the virus in general.
It is found that why circumcised men are less likely to become infected by female partners is likely due to the foreskin of the penis. When removed, it makes the infection more difficult, as the foreskin is rich in cells, an easy target for the HIV or AIDS virus to infect.
The scientist was quoted, “The efficacy of male circumcision for prevention of HIV in uninfected men is clear, and reductions in male acquisition of HIV attributable to circumcision are likely to reduce women’s exposure to HIV-infected men. Male circumcision programs are thus likely to confer an overall benefit to women.”
