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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to re-read the bolded part of my post   [b]Circumcision does significantly reduce [/b] the incidence of a number of horrible diseases/viruses.

Let me ask – do you vaccinate your children even though vaccines don’t 100% prevent the diseases they were developed against?  You likely do because they reduce the likelihood of transmission of disease/viruses – just like circumcision does.
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Do you have any numbers on that? How much does it reduce the chance for which disease?[/quote]

Try opening the links provided by PPs.  From the CDC: [i]"A systematic review and meta-analysis that focused on male circumcision and heterosexual transmission of HIV in Africa was published in 2000 [5]. It included 19 cross-sectional studies, 5 case-control studies, 3 cohort studies, and 1 partner study. A substantial protective effect of male circumcision on risk for HIV infection was noted, along with a reduced risk for genital ulcer disease. After adjustment for confounding factors in the population-based studies, [b]the relative risk for HIV infection was 44% lower in circumcised men.[/b] The strongest association was seen in men at high risk, such as patients at sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics, for whom [b]the adjusted relative risk was 71% lower for circumcised men[/b]."[/i]

No one is saying there is 100% protection but there is a signficant reduction in disease transmission.  You can choose not to circumcise but don't say it's because there are no or limited medical benefits.[/quote]

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