Saturday, July 18, 2009

Circumcising men who already have HIV does not protect their female partners from the virus, a study in Uganda has found

Circumcision is known to protect men from acquiring HIV. But the research showed no benefit in those who already had the virus and was stopped early because of the continued risk to women. Experts say HIV-positive men should still be offered circumcision, but also warned to use condoms.

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