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Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention

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AP Examines Male Circumcision Efforts in Africa, Including Adult Circumcision Devices (February 16, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
90K Men Circumcised in Kenya Since Government Launched Drive In 2008 (February 3, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Circumcising Newborn Males Cost Effective Strategy for HIV Prevention, Rwandan Study Finds (January 20, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Sex Equally Satisfying With Circumcised Men: Study (January 11, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Upgrading Circumcision Tools to Prevent HIV (January 7, 2010)
An interview with Leslie Shelton
From The Body PRO
Study Suggests Why Circumcised Men Less Likely to Become Infected With HIV (January 6, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Circumcision and Its Potential Impact on the Spread of HIV Among Gay and Bisexual Men (December 18, 2009)
In CATIE News, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
S. Africa: Zulus to Fight AIDS With Circumcision (December 7, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study Finds Decreased HIV in Circumcised Males Not Caused By Reduction of STI Sores (November 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Study Abstract: Circumcision May Have Large HIV Protection Benefit for Gay "Tops" (November 12, 2009)
In AIDS
Size Matters When it Comes to AIDS Defense (November 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lancet Infectious Diseases Review Examines Male Circumcision, Women and HIV (October 23, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Lower Risk of HIV Among Circumcised MSM: Results From the Soweto Men's Study (October 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PLoS Medicine Examines How Mathematical Models Can Inform Decision-Making About Male Circumcision Programs (September 11, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Circumcision Debate "Complex," U.S. News Blog Says (September 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle Editorials Examine Male Circumcision Debate (August 31, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Controversy Surrounds CDC's Consideration of Circumcision Guidelines (August 28, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Circumcision Does Not Protect MSM From HIV, CDC Study Finds (August 26, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
CDC's Decision to Consider Routine Newborn Circumcision Examined (August 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
CDC Considers Routine Newborn Circumcision to Prevent Spread of HIV (August 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Uganda: Doctors Want Compulsory Circumcision of Soldiers (August 17, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Antiretrovirals and Condoms Will Have More Effect on HIV in South Africa Than Circumcision, Model Finds (July 23, 2009)
In preliminary results from a mathematical model set up by researchers from the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, male circumcision was found to have a considerably lower impact than condom use or antiretroviral therapy coverage on new HIV infection rates and on death rates in men in South Africa.
From aidsmap.com
For Women, Circumcised Partner May Be Better Lover (July 22, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South Africa Is Seen to Lag in HIV Fight (July 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Randomized Controlled Trial Shows Circumcision Does Not Reduce Male-to-Female HIV Transmission (July 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Report Estimates Potential Impact of Circumcision Effort in Botswana on HIV/AIDS (June 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Male Circumcision Reduces Men's Risk of Contracting HPV, Herpes, Study Says (March 26, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of Genital Herpes and HPV Infection, but Not Syphilis (March 25, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
New York Times Examines Web Site on Male Circumcision (March 4, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Determinants and Policy Implications of Male Circumcision in the United States (January 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adult Male Circumcision: Effects on Sexual Function and Sexual Satisfaction in Kisumu, Kenya (January 26, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Circumcision May Protect Heterosexual Men From HIV in U.S., Study Says (December 19, 2008)
Among black, heterosexual men living in Baltimore who had been exposed to HIV, men who were uncircumcised were more than twice as likely to be HIV infected than men who were circumcised.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kenya Launches Male Circumcision Program (November 25, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Botswana to Begin HIV Prevention Campaign That Focuses on Male Circumcision (November 7, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Jury Still Out on Whether Circumcision Protects Gay Men From HIV (October 8, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
AP/International Herald Tribune Examines Male Circumcision in Kenya Following Political Violence (May 27, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kenyan Government Adopts Male Circumcision as a Standard HIV Prevention Strategy (April 11, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Non-Circumcision Among Men May Play Role in Failure of Merck's Adenovirus-Based HIV Vaccine (February 6, 2008)
In 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Researchers Examine Effect of Male Circumcision on Female Partners (February 4, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Uganda to Introduce No-Cost, Countrywide Male Circumcision Program to Prevent HIV Spread (December 11, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Male Circumcision Has Little Effect on Women's HIV Risk, Study Says (August 24, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
Washing Penis Soon After Sex Increases Risk of HIV Among Uncircumcised Men, Study Says (August 21, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Preventing H.I.V., but at What Price? (April 15, 2007)
In The New York Times
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Raises Questions About Plans to Promote Male Circumcision as HIV Prevention Method (April 6, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Frontiers in HIV Prevention: Male Circumcision and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the United States -- An Interview at CROI 2007 With Patrick Sullivan, Ph.D., and Lynn Paxton, M.D., M.P.H. (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
China Unlikely to Launch Male Circumcision Campaign (January 19, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Male Circumcision in Siaya and Bondo Districts, Kenya: Prospective Cohort Study to Assess Behavioral Disinhibition Following Circumcision (January 19, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
A New Way to Protect Against HIV? Understanding the Results of Male Circumcision Studies for AIDS Prevention (PDF) (January 2007)
A draft for discussion of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition.
From AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
Circumcision Cuts Risk of HIV by Half, Studies Find in Kenya and Uganda (December 14, 2006)
In San Francisco Chronicle
Adult Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV (December 13, 2006)
Trials in Kenya and Uganda stopped early.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Questions and Answers: NIAID-Sponsored Adult Male Circumcision Trials in Kenya and Uganda (December 13, 2006)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Cost-Effectiveness of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in a South African Setting (December 2006)
To read PDF, click here.
In PLoS Medicine
Fact Sheet: Male Circumcision and HIV (PDF) (December 2006)
From UNAIDS
Male Circumcision Trials Table (PDF) (December 2006)
From AIDS Vaccine Clearinghouse
Researchers, HIV/AIDS Advocates Debate Use of Circumcision as HIV Prevention Method in Developing Countries (August 16, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Potential Impact of Male Circumcision on HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa (July 2006)
To read PDF, click here.
In PLoS Medicine
CROI 2006: Male Circumcision May Reduce Risk of HIV Transmission to Women (February 9, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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