Male circumcision reduces herpes, study finds
"Male circumcision reduces herpes, study finds
But national circumcision rate is declining; local doctor wants to reassess advice to parents
A new study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine found that male circumcision decreased rates of two common sexually transmitted diseases -- a finding that may help reverse the declining circumcision rate in the country.
The study, conducted by researchers from Uganda and Johns Hopkins University, found that adult male circumcision significantly decreased rates of herpes and the human papillomavirus, which causes genital warts. The study follows three landmark trials from Africa that showed that the procedure reduced HIV rates by up to 60 percent."
But national circumcision rate is declining; local doctor wants to reassess advice to parents
A new study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine found that male circumcision decreased rates of two common sexually transmitted diseases -- a finding that may help reverse the declining circumcision rate in the country.
The study, conducted by researchers from Uganda and Johns Hopkins University, found that adult male circumcision significantly decreased rates of herpes and the human papillomavirus, which causes genital warts. The study follows three landmark trials from Africa that showed that the procedure reduced HIV rates by up to 60 percent."
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