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A new randomized controlled trial adds weight to claims that circumcision may reduce the risk of infection by the human immunodeficiencyThe recent study led by researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in China used blood tests to compare two randomly-assigned groups of men who voluntarily underwent circumcision over a twelve month period.
The 124 men in the intervention group received immediate circumcision, the authors report, while the remaining 123 in the control group had their circumcision delayed by a year. The control group, on the other hand, experienced five seroconversions, indicating a handful of men became infected with HIV during the course of the study. The study found noThere are some noteworthy caveats with the new study. As the authors acknowledge, the sample size was smaller than ideal, and the overall rate of HIV infection was lower than expected.tradition among many cultures, it's ongoing practice is controversial, especially when carried out on minors.
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