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The article is very old now, so that was a fair point... when it was published. But in 2018 we have a lot of evidence that show the effect on transmission is
by nostromo 8y ago
The article is very old now, so that was a fair point...
when it was published.
But in 2018 we have a lot of evidence that show the effect on transmission is real -- and we also have evidence that circumcised people do not engage in more risky behavior. [1]
So that's why I think this is similar to denying climate change or claiming vaccines cause autism. It could have a real impact on public health.
I suspect I'm getting downvoted because some people are passionately anti-circumcision. And that's fine! Nobody is going to make you get circumcised. But the science doesn't care about one's personal views regarding circumcision.
1. https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/MCC_ResearchBrief_SHABS.pdf https://www.fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/M...
- defen 8y ago> I suspect I'm getting downvoted because some people are passionately anti-circumcision. And that's fine! Nobody is going to make you get circumcised. Yeah, the problem is that this "science" is inevitably used to justify performing an invasive, unnecessary procedure on babies because in 15+ years it will reduce his risk of acquiring HIV during unprotected sex with an HIV-positive woman from 4/10,000 to 2.4/10,000. Maybe that's worthwhile in certain cultures experiencing pandemic levels of HIV, but in the USA it's borderline medical malpractice. There are only about 250,000 women in the entire country with HIV.
- isomorph 8y agoActually - someone did make me get circumcised. I was forcibly circumcised as an infant