CIRCUMCISION
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AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
CIRP
Health.Com—(article)
Kaiser Network (article)
MSNBC—(article)
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
This brochure is designed to help prevention advocates understand the ramifications of finds from ongoing studies of male circumcision for AIDS prevention and to anticipate the opportunities and challenges that would emerge if additional clinical trials of male circumcision show a benefit for AIDS prevention.
http://aidsvaccineclearinghouse.org/pdf/MC/understanding_the_results_mc_sept.2007.pdf
CIRP
The Circumcision Information and Resource Pages are a resource that provides information about all aspects of the genital surgery known as circumcision. This page introduces abstracts, full text articles, and other material about the relationship between circumcision status and the risk of contracting HIV infection.
http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/HIV/
Health.Com—(article)
This web page contains an article entitled “Circumcision Can Reduce AIDS Risk, Study Shows.”
http://news.health.com/2009/04/27/circumcision-can-reduce-aids-risk-study-shows/
Kaiser Network (article)
This article addresses the idea that though male circumcision is a helpful tool in the fight against HIV, it does not remove the risk of transmission.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=44102
MSNBC—(article)
Entitled “Health officials back circumcision in AIDS fight,” the article reports on the National Institutes of Health study showing how the procedure is an effective way to stop HIV.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16184582/