The medical community is forcefully challenging HIV/Circ propaganda

[Papai]

Two new pieces of evidence against the circ/HIV propaganda were published in the South African Medical Journal

Study found no statistically significant correlation between circ and HIV:
http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/254

Neonatal circ doesn't reduce HIV infection rates:

http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1811

And there's also an amazing editorial titled: Rolling out male circumcision as a mass HIV/AIDS intervention seems neither justified nor practicable

http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/sam...File/2734/2140

Owing to the current climate of desperation
with regard to the HIV epidemic, evidence in favour of MC
frequently seems overstated. This reduces the scope for
informed consent and autonomy for adult men considering
the procedure. Further problems arise in the case of neonates
whose parents may be considering the procedure. Whereas
informed consent is at least possible for adult men, it is
clearly not possible for neonates.

Despite a strong pro-circumcision lobby driven by
enthusiasts who have been promoting MC as an (HIV)
intervention for many years, and impatience expressed by
protagonists about the long delay after the 2006 - 2007 RCT
results and the UNAIDS/WHO policy recommendations8
of March 2007, few mass campaigns have been launched in
African countries

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Spread the news and share this with as many people as you can. The HIV/Circ propaganda machine has a lot of power and money and it's important that people understand that this pro-circ lobby has ulterior motives.

[Papai]

??? Nobody's interested in this great news?!

[4chunut1]

This IS great news...but sadly, the mainstream media in the U.S. is too preoccupied with politics and the forthcoming election to even notice these studies, much less publicize them.: Hopefully, after the election this will get some distribution. Until then, it is up to "us" to spread the word.

[MaryJaneLouise]

I am bookmarking this thread and saving those articles to share with all my pro-circ arguers. Thank you!

[lovemybubus]

Originally Posted by MaryJaneLouise

I am bookmarking this thread and saving those articles to share with all my pro-circ arguers. Thank you!

Ditto!

[LavenderMae]

Thank you for posting those articles!!! I am very happy to know about them!

[thixle]

:
Somehow missed this-- got it bookmarked now!!!

This is absolutely wonderful news!

PS-- I think it's worthy to post over in News & Current Events...

[baybee]

Here are some other good resources for refuting HIV silliness:

http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcisi...Statement.html
http://www.circumstitions.com/HIV.html
http://www.circumcision.org/hiv.htm

[Night_Nurse]

Bookmarking all the links...

[snangel]

Wow thank you, these will come in handy.

[Asha+Joy]

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Drs have been to quiet about these mass circ campaigns in Africa, and I'm starting to think that if I hear "well, the WHO thinks it's a good idea" one more time, I may start screaming.

Hopefully, more challenges will be forthcoming soon.

[Claire and Boys]

Is anyone else unable to open/view the second link?

[Fellow Traveler]

Originally Posted by Claire and Boys

Is anyone else unable to open/view the second link?

Seems fine to me. Did you know that you have to click on the 'pdf' link to see the full text? It's that way for all of them but the others have a bit of an abstract visible in the first link.

[Papai]