Circumcision could help prevent AIDS
Mar. 28th, 2007 03:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
And just when I thought I wouldn't want my son circumsied, apparently circumcision reduces the risk to be infected by AIDS. (An article on the topic in French here.)
The article from National Geographic is better since it provides more details on why : "The reason for the increased risk of infection, experts say, is because the foreskin of the penis is susceptible to scratches and tears during intercourse. In addition, the foreskin contains a high density of Langerhans cells, which are especially vulnerable to HIV."
And let's not be too quick to jump to conclusions : "Despite the encouraging new statistics, Auvert, the study leader, warns that his report is far from the final word. "It's too early to say male circumcision should be integrated in a plan to fight the spread of HIV,because the study has only been done in one place.""
Um, sorry for the guys who like their foreskin?
EDIT : Obviously that shouldn't be ANY sort of incentive not to wear a condom. And I'm very skeptical myself as to those results, but I was very intrigued by the findings.
The article from National Geographic is better since it provides more details on why : "The reason for the increased risk of infection, experts say, is because the foreskin of the penis is susceptible to scratches and tears during intercourse. In addition, the foreskin contains a high density of Langerhans cells, which are especially vulnerable to HIV."
And let's not be too quick to jump to conclusions : "Despite the encouraging new statistics, Auvert, the study leader, warns that his report is far from the final word. "It's too early to say male circumcision should be integrated in a plan to fight the spread of HIV,because the study has only been done in one place.""
Um, sorry for the guys who like their foreskin?
EDIT : Obviously that shouldn't be ANY sort of incentive not to wear a condom. And I'm very skeptical myself as to those results, but I was very intrigued by the findings.
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Date: 2007-03-28 03:13 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-03-28 10:40 pm (UTC)They aren't truly comparable situations. Similar is some regards, but not more than that.
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Date: 2007-03-28 04:02 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-03-28 10:21 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-03-28 10:24 pm (UTC)And you're absolutely right, condoms are and remain necessary, for so.many.reasons.
But I think also the environment this study is dealing with (the African continent) is very different from our own realities. It would just be extremely sad to think circumcision could help more than condoms.
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Date: 2007-03-28 10:33 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-03-28 10:25 pm (UTC)I hope no one in their right mind would suggest circumcision could replace condoms but er, NO.
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Date: 2007-03-28 08:20 pm (UTC)Le préservatif reste la seule véritable protection !
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Date: 2007-03-28 10:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-29 07:51 am (UTC)J'avoue que ma réaction est très spontanée et que je n'essaie même pas de donner la moindre chance à cette découverte, parce que pour moi, abandonner le préservatif qui est pour l'instant le seul moyen dont on soit surs est très dangereux. Et en plus ça empêche aussi les grossesses, c'est pas un mal. Vive le préservatif ! (dit la fille qui s'en est jamais servi, à part pour faire de démonstrations sur des stands, oui des fois je me demande quelle légitimité à faire ça).
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Date: 2007-03-29 12:32 pm (UTC)Bref sur l'idée je suis assez réticente de toute façon - la pratique de la circoncision elle-même me paraît un peu douteuse, en fait - mais bon, je trouve ça intéressant de voir ce qu'on a va confirmer ou pas. Le continent africain est dans un état très grave en ce qui concerne (entre autres, malheureusement) l'épidémie du SIDA, et je me demande, si ça peut aider à diminuer les taux de transmission, si ce n'est pas quand même une opion à considérer.
Sinon sur le coup d'une femme qui sait ou pas si le mec est circoncis, je te rassure, ça se voit ;) Mais cela dit une fois que tu es face au pénis du mec et que tu te rends compte qu'il n'est pas circoncis (comme il a même pu te l'affirmer), ça peut parfois sembler un peu tard pour lui dire de remettre son pantalon.
Au final bien sûr je suis à fond sur le préservatif comme toi - surtout que ça n'empêche pas que les grossesses et le SIDA mais tout un tas d'IST!! Donc si on pouvait enfin arriver à clouter cette pratique dans le crâne des gens, ce serait super. Ca me tue d'ailleurs que même ici, où c'est super simple de se procurer la chose, autant de gens continue de ne pas l'utiliser. Franchement, ça me dépasse et surtout ça me déprime...
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Date: 2007-03-29 07:44 am (UTC)http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030262
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