tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post1258323111356284287..comments2023-11-10T22:27:47.359-05:00Comments on Eye on a Crazy Planet: AIDS conference details: Circumcised heterosexual men have a 60% less chance of contracting HIV than the uncircumcisedRichard Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-34585674626373345092012-07-17T05:54:52.752-04:002012-07-17T05:54:52.752-04:00The claim that circumcision is protective against ...The claim that circumcision is protective against HIV is starting to unravel. In Zimbabwe, 14% of circumcised men have HIV, and 12% of intact men, the same ratio as in 2005, before the circumcision campaign began there, and similar to 10 out of 18 countries for which USAID has figures. A study in Uganda started to show that circumcising men <b>in</b>creases the risk to women, who are already at greater risk, but it was cut short for no good reason before that could be confirmed.Hugh7http://www.circumstitions.comnoreply@blogger.com