WASHINGTON (AP) — Circumcising adult men may reduce by half their risk of getting the AIDS virus through heterosexual intercourse, the U.S. government announced Wednesday, as it shut down two studies in Africa testing the link.
The National Institutes of Health closed the studies in Kenya and Uganda early, when safety monitors took a look at initial results this week and spotted the protection. The studies' uncircumcised men are being offered the chance to undergo the procedure.
Why would male circumcision play a role? Cells in the foreskin of the penis are particularly susceptible to the HIV virus, Fauci explained. Also, the foreskin is more fragile than the tougher skin surrounding it, providing a surface that the virus could penetrate more easily...(http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-12-13-circumcision-hiv_x.htm).
Ulasan: Rupa-rupanya bersunat ini ada kehebatannya. Tapi jangan berzina dan jangan mendekati zina.
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