Good news for men who have been circumcised. Experts agree circumcision proven effective in suppressing HIV transmission. If done in the world, 2 million new HIV infections could be prevented.
"Two recent studies even stopped early, because it shows the high effectiveness of circumcision compared with the control group who refused circumcision," said researchers from the University of Illinois, United States, Richard Bailey, the International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney, Australia.
Conclusions are obtained after the 3 studies conducted in Africa. All the studies prove the effectiveness of circumcision to prevent HIV transmission. Circumcision couldreduce the risk of HIV transmission by up to 60%.
If circumcision is performed around the world, it could prevent 2 million new HIV infections...