A cure in search of a disease

[carriebft]

So they did this study that ended up showing no protective effect for circumcision when it comes to HPV....BUT...wait for it


wait for it...


wait for it...


apparently circumcision doesn't stop you from getting it, but it can MIRACULOUSLY CURE IT IF YOU DO GET IT!

In multivariate analysis (adjusting for all other factors), only the total number of lifetime sexual partners affected the risk of new (incident) HPV infections.

The estimated median time to clearance of new infections was roughly six months. (However, as study visits were six months apart, shorter times could not be distinguished.) By multivariate analysis, circumcised men were three times more likely to clear HPV infections (AHR, 3.1; 95% CI, 1.2 – 8.2) and six times more likely to clear oncogenic infections (AHR, 6.5; 95% CI, 2.1 – 19.7). Men with over 16 lifetime sex partners were five times more likely (AHR, 4.9; 95% CI, 1.2 – 19.8) to clear oncogenic HPV infection than those with zero to four partners, even though these men were also more susceptible to HPV infection.

http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/3040F...8DEBBF7192.asp

note how it gets reported in the mainstream media:

http://www.momlogic.com/2009/02/circ...ct_men_hpv.php

The study, which followed 285 men ages 18 to 44, found that among those who became infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), circumcised men were more likely to have their immune systems "clear" the virus by the end of the 18-month study.

note how they leave off that having 16 partners also seems to help you clear the disease!!!

[needhelpplease]

Argh!