The three African studies on which the CDC is basing its recommendation remain unconvincing to the rest of the world. It's not hard to see why. Nearly a million mostly circumcised men have died from AIDS in the US.
The HIV infection rate is lower in European countries, where circumcision is rare, lower than in the US.
Why put your kid through painful surgery, when, to be safe, he's going to have to wear a condom anyway? Circumcision removes half the skin. The alleged benefits are truly overblown. What other body part is it better to cut off, than to wash? None.
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The three African studies on which the CDC is basing its recommendation remain unconvincing to the rest of the world. It's not hard to see why. Nearly a million mostly circumcised men have died from AIDS in the US.
January 9, 2015 - 9:49amThe HIV infection rate is lower in European countries, where circumcision is rare, lower than in the US.
Why put your kid through painful surgery, when, to be safe, he's going to have to wear a condom anyway? Circumcision removes half the skin. The alleged benefits are truly overblown. What other body part is it better to cut off, than to wash? None.
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