The Kindest Cut Of All 2

According to a news report published on 22 February 2007 on the My Way website, scientists have announced, following 2 trials in Kenya and Uganda, that there is no doubt that circumcision reduces men’s chances of catching HIV by 60%. Apparently, the trials were deemed so definitive that the tests were halted early.

Dr Kevin de Cock (go figure) of the World Health Organization AIDS section said, “circumcision is the most potent intervention in HIV prevention that has been described”.

Fascinated readers will recall that circumcision had long been suspected of reducing men’s susceptibility to HIV infection because the cells in the foreskin of the penis are especially vulnerable to the virus.

According to the news report, given the delays and difficulties in developing an AIDS vaccine, the failure of microbicide trials in Africa and India, the potential of circumcision as a new weapon against HIV has become even more significant.

But, the report cautions that solid evidence is not justification for mass circumcisions. Logistics, cultural and religious issues have to be considered. Some African countries, like Swaziland are implementing “Circumcision Saturdays” where local clinics, normally closed on weekends, would be staffed by doctors offering to cut 40 men a day.

It is important to point out that the news report states it is unknown whether mass circumcisions in say, Eastern Europe where there are concentrations of AIDS epidemics, would be effective, since AIDS there is contracted by fags and drug users.

The report was probably drawing a distinction between the 2 risk groups, but FuelMix wouldn’t be surprised if fags and drug users heavily overlapped.

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