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From: "Makona, Edgar Dearn" [ profile ]
Subject: Circumcision may not protect gay men from HIV
Sent: Jan 28th, 2011 - 07:06:48
  Although male circumcision reduces men’s risk of acquiring HIV through
heterosexual sex, it may not have a protective effect for men who have
sex with men, a new study suggests. The study, published online ahead
of print by the journal AIDS, found that being circumcised did not
reduce the risk of contracting HIV among 1,800 gay and bisexual men in
the USA and Peru.

The study did find a 69 percent reduced risk of HIV among circumcised
men who reported being the insertive partner at least 60 percent of
the time with their last three partners, but this result could be due
to chance.

The authors recommend studies in more diverse populations to explore
whether circumcision has a protective effect in men who primarily have
insertive sex with other men

Reuters Health, 7 December 2010.


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