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By Mark Cichocki, R.N., About.com Guide to AIDS / HIV since 1999

Circumcision Found to Offer Protection Against HIV Infection

Thursday December 21, 2006
For years observational studies suggested that circumcision offered some protection against HIV infection. Now controlled trials conducted in Africa has proven that circumcision can reduce the HIV infection rate. Could this be an effective means to slow the epidemic throughout Africa? Read more about this surgical option in the fight against HIV.

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