 |  | | | Male Circumcision | 3 August 2008 | | |
Is it healthier for their female partners?
Circumcising men who already have HIV does not protect their female partners from the virus, a study in Uganda has found, although the surgery may have some public health benefits. Major circumcision drives were planned after trials from Uganda, Kenya and South Africa in 2006 showed that circumcision could cut a man’s risk of acquiring HIV by half. The latest research, published in the Lancet medical journal, warns that circumcision alone will not reduce the transmission of HIV to women. Sheila discusses the facts and myths of male circumcision with Kennedy Gondwe, a 29 year old reporter from Zambia who was circumcised two years ago, Dr Helen Weiss, Reader in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Dr John Warren, Chairman of Norm-UK, a voluntary organisation which runs support groups about foreskin restoration and the avoidance of circumcision.Circumcision - NHS
Circumcision - BBC
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