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From:	joya banerjee [ profile ]
Subject:	Re: [GYCA] Circumcision saved my life------An interesting article for all------
Sent:	Jun 2nd, 2011 - 03:50:10

	Thanks Adeyemo, but this is truly sloppy journalism! If this woman's partner had HIV, his circumcision would do nothing to protect her. MMC's protective effect is for the man- it prevents HIM from getting infected with HIV by 60%+. But HIV is transmitted in semen from a man to a woman, so it would not make a difference whether or not he was circumcised. I'm pleased to see the Wall Street Journal covering this issue though. The potential ban on MMCs in San Francisco is truly unfortunate and highly unscientific. Best, Joya On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:32 AM, Gabriel ADEYEMO wrote: > Source:* Wall Street Journal* > AUTHOR: Diane Cole > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304066504576343492869888506.html?mod=googlenews_wsj > > This is the story of how my husband's circumcision saved my life. It's a > personal story, but let it also serve as a public health rebuttal to the > proposed ban on male circumcision that will be on the San Francisco ballot > this November. San Francisco's ballot initiative would prohibit circumcision > on all males under the age of 18. It would allow no religious exemptions, > and it apparently gives no regard to the numerous studies demonstrating that > male circumcision can substantially reduce--by more than 50%--the > transmission of the HIV virus during sex

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