Is male Circumcision an effective prevention method against UTIs, HIV, and penil!


Question: Is male Circumcision an effective prevention method against UTIs, HIV, and penile cancer!?
I read a study indicating this may (just may) be the case!. Could anyone please clarify!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Nope - no evidence to suggest this is the case, and quite a lot to suggest it isn't!. For example, check out parts of Africa where circumcision is massively prevalent, yet who have huge problems with HIV!.

The only way to avoid STIs is to wrap up, not cut off parts of your todger!.

Further more, genital cancer in males is more or less restricted to the love-spuds - and removal of the foreskin has no effect on this whatsoever!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

UTIs only affect 1% to 2% of boys, so whilst circumcision may help reduce the chances of getting a UTI, the chances are still very slight!. The chances of complications from infant circumcision are between 1% to 5% (including infection, bleeding and penile damage)!.

The studies on circumcision and HIV have mostly emanated from sub-Saharan Africa!. According to the AAP, the evidence is



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