Circumcision does not prevent HIV from homosexuals

• April 19, 2024

While the circumcision has proven to reduce cases of contagion of HIV between heterosexual couples , its effectiveness among homosexuals and bisexuals has been questioned, reports the news agency Reuters.

In a study of 1,800 men in the United States and Peru, researchers found that the risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus over 18 months there were no significant differences between circumcised and uncircumcised men.

According to publications of the AIDS newspaper, 5% of the thousand 365 men without circumcision and 4% of the almost 500 circumcised men they were zero positive.

Researchers found at a general level that there is no protection benefit from performing a circumcision when it comes to HIV transmission between two men, says Dr. Jorge Sánchez, From Lima Peru. So the message continues to be the reinforcement on the importance of use of the condom for the prevention of HIV infection.

During 3 clinical studies in 2005 in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya, it was shown that circumcision can reduce the risk of HIV infection by sexual contact of couples heterosexuals up to 60%.

The World Health Organization recommends countries where HIV transmission between heterosexual couples is common, having a circumcision supervised by doctors. It is believed that it reduces the percentage of HIV cases among heterosexual couples because it reduces the amount of HIV mucosa in the tissues exposed during sexual relationship , which limits the virus to enter the cells of the body.

The reason why circumcision has little effectiveness when it comes to protecting against HIV infection is because it has little impact at the moment of having anal sex receptive.

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