Circumcision?!
Question:
Circumcision?
Is it true that when you are circumcised you have 60% chance of not contracting the HIV virus.
If you are going to joke about it, please do not answer.
Thank you
Answers:
Well, who knows about dirty undeveloped countries where hygiene is a problem, but I do know that the USA is the advanced nation with the highest rate of HIV and AIDS, and we have the highest rate of circumcision, too. (see CIA link below). In addition, a new study has suggested that the study that promoted this was false. You can see that one here:
http://www.plosone.org/article/fetcharti...
Risks of circumcision:
Circumcision = loss of sensitivity study
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,2855...
http://www.circumstitions.com/sexuality....
Higher erectile dysfunction rates after circumcision:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query...
When women didn't know what penis they were dealing with (circumcised or uncircumcised) 9 out of 10 preferred uncircumcised (study).
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/...
Foreskin anatomy and function (keeps the glans soft and protects it, etc).
http://www.cirp.org/pages/anat/...
Circumcision is extremely painful.
http://www.cirp.org/library/procedure/pl...
The USA is the last advanced nation doing it, but rates have fallen down from over 90% in the 1960s to as low as 21% here in California currently. From CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/health/06/18/cir...
http://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/u...
Circumcision was actually promoted in the USA at first to stop masturbation (in hopes of it being tight enough to require lubes and not have skin to slide since the foreskin is already moist)
http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/...
USA = highest HIV rates in advanced nations (and highest circumcision rates). CIA statistics:
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fac...
Worldwide circumcision rates:
http://www.circumstitions.com/maps.html...
And discussion of common circumcision benefit myths and discussion of all the risks that can develop over time and negative side effects (buried penis, meatal stenosis, etc):
http://forums.govteen.com/showpost.php?p...