HIV/AIDS

Data from National Institutes of Health Advance Knowledge in HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, September 19th, 2011

2011 SEP 19 -- According to the authors of recent research published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases, "Background Male circumcision reduces the transmission of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in HIV-uninfected men and their female partners. We assessed whether circumcision of HIV-infected men would reduce the transmission of high-risk HPV to their female partners."

"Methods Female partners of HIV-infected men (aged 15-49 years) in Rakai, Uganda, with CD4 counts of greater than 350 cells per mL who were randomly assigned to undergo circumcision immediately (intervention group) and after 24 months (control group) were assessed for...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2011-09-19)

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