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Just because infection rates are lower among males who are circumcised doesn't mean it prevents infection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imp

• eli 15y ago
  Neat. Except there have been dozens of randomized, controlled studies that show circumcision significantly reduces risk of infection. http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0020298 http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fj... http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673607603134 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673607... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061213174708.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061213174708.ht... http://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/Abstract/2000/10200/Male_circumcision_and_risk_of_HIV_infection_in.18.aspx http://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/Abstract/2000/10200/Male_...