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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]

The information is in the studies linked previously, and the answer depends on which study you read. One study says circumcision is correlated with [b]increased[/b] transmission of HIV to women. Even the study with a provoking name like "Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis" shows no significant difference between circ and intact men for the incidence of the 3 STDs. CDC-quoted American studies seem to be split down the middle between studies that show no association between circ and HIV status and studies that do.

I think most of the HIV prevention discussion is based on the meta-analysis a PP mentioned that showed increased HIV risk for intact men in 21 out of 27 studies in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The CDC concludes "Male circumcision[b] may[/b] also have a role in the prevention of HIV transmission in the United States [...][b] individual men may wish[/b] to consider circumcision as an additional HIV prevention measure, but they must recognize that circumcision 1) does carry risks and costs that must be considered in addition to potential benefits; 2) has only proven effective in reducing the risk of infection through insertive vaginal sex; and 3) confers only partial protection and should be considered only in conjunction with other proven prevention measures (abstinence, mutual monogamy, reduced number of sex partners, and correct and consistent condom use).

CDC acknowledges the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) position that the data are insufficient to recommend routine neonatal male circumcision. Note that nowhere does CDC (or any other major health organization) promote routine neonatal circumcision, which is the whole point of this debate! No one here is arguing for banning circumcision altogether; the issue is at hand is not about consenting individuals, but about routine circumcision of very young infants.[/quote]

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