circumcised people dont get HIV/Aids . true?

Question

then all male species could be circumcised for the safety of mankind,.
has it been scientifically proven ?

Answer 1

Research is clarifying the relationship between male circumcision and HIV in differing social and cultural contexts, however critics point out that any correlation between circumcision and HIV is likely to come from cultural factors (which govern not only whether someone is circumcised, but also their sexual practices and beliefs). Even though male circumcision may lead to a reduction of infection risk in heterosexual men by up to 60%, UNAIDS believes that it is premature to recommend male circumcision as part of HIV prevention programs. Trials, in which some uncircumcised men were randomly assigned to be circumcised in presumably sterile conditions and others were not circumcised, conducted in Kenya and Uganda found that men who were uncircumcised were twice as likely to contract the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) compared with circumcised counterparts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiv#Transmission

Answer 2

Almost true - circumcised males have a much lower risk of catching AIDS because one of the main routes of infection is via the thin unprotected skin inside the foreskin which is removed by circumcision. It seems that the risk is reduced by a factor of about 6.

Studies of tribes in Africa in areas where AIDS is present have shown that tribes that practice circumcision have a much lower incidence of HIV/AIDS amongst their male populations. There are many instances where their female partners have AIDS but it is not transmitted to the male. However, circumcision is not a 100% safe means of protecting against AIDS, merely a means of reducing the risk and any circumcised male who thinks he is somehow totally immune is running a big risk if he doesn't protect himself by using a condom.

This is a link to a BBC News report on the subject from 2004 which quotes a study in India >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3570223.stm

And here's a more recent article>>> http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/aids33.16016.html

Answer 3

Federal researchers said that they have found a way to significantly reduce the risk of acquiring the virus that causes AIDS.

The findings are so significant that two clinical trials in Africa were stopped early when a review of data revealed the number of AIDS cases there can be cut in half.

In Africa, two clinical trials looking at adult male circumcision found the medical procedure significantly reduces a man's risk of acquiring HIV through heterosexual intercourse.

In Kenya, a study of 2,784 HIV-negative men showed a 53 percent reduction in acquiring HIV when the men were circumcised.

A separate study in Uganda of nearly 5,000 men showed the risk of contracting HIV was reduced by 48 percent in circumcised men.

In Africa, HIV is spread primarily through heterosexual intercourse. Researchers said the findings will ultimately benefit both men and women.

Researchers said the bottom line for men involved in risky sexual behavior is that uncircumcised men are more likely to become infected with HIV

Answer 4

The only thing I've ever heard about the circumcision argument is that circumcised men are less likely to develop human papillomavirus, which can sometimes lead to cervical cancer in their female partners. I think the confusion about HIV comes from the fact that the papillomavirus is often abbreviated to HPV.

Condoms, monogamy, and best of all ABSTINENCE are still the ways to avoid HIV. Circumcision has little or nothing to do with it.

Answer 5

I think you are confusing circumcision and castration.

Castrated people don't get HIV/Aids from heterosexual intercourse.

As for applying this to all males, you can be first in line. I'll take the last spot in line.

Answer 6

some studies have shown that males and females that are circumcised have lower std infections but some have shown higher rates of infection for circumcised people.it is still unknown.

Answer 7

False!

One half million circumcised Americans have DIED of HIV AIDS. It didn't help them a damn bit.

Circumcison is just a pointless mutilation left over from some primitive tribes.

Answer 8

What has been proven is that ANYONE can contract HIV, circ or no circ. And wherever did "Vegan" get the idea that castration protects men from HIV??

Answer 9

um NO. when a man is circumcised it has nothing to do with internal fluids. it is hygenic and for some people religious afirmation to GD. but it in NO WAY makes so kind of magical barrier from HIV.

Answer 10

False