Male circumcision reduces HIV risk: No further evidence needed

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 04:42 in Health & Medicine

Three recent African trials support male circumcision for reducing the risk of contracting HIV in heterosexual men. After including new data from these trials in their review, Cochrane Researchers have changed their previous conclusions that there was insufficient evidence to recommend circumcision as an intervention to prevent HIV infection in heterosexual men.

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