Kebaabetswe et al obviously believe the conventional wisdom that heterosexual sex is the major vector for the transmission/ reception of HIV, and that male circumcision is an effective deterrent to infection. Based on that belief, they have constructed an elaborate and impressive study of the acceptability of circumcision as a prophylactic measure in Botswana. Furthermore, they argue for a prog...

World Health Organization recommends that countries with hyperendemic and generalized HIV epidemics implement voluntary medical male circumcision programs for HIV prevention. Innovative methods of male circumcision including devices have the potential to simplify the procedure, reduce time and cost, increase client acceptability, enhance safety, and expand the numbers of providers who may perfo...

Three interrelated issues coincide to make male circumcision a critical service that needs to be provided as standard care in district health centres in South Africa. One relates to the fact that male circumcision is a long-established social and cultural practice in South Africa, with both traditional and medical antecedents. It is a rite of passage for boys into manhood among the African majo...

OBJECTIVE As a consequence of the discussion on whether the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks and the discrepancies in reported figures of complications, we evaluated the incidence and morbidity of foreskin surgery due to medical indications in boys from the Capital Region of Denmark in 2014. METHODS Medical records from all boys operated on the foreskin due to m...

BACKGROUND Circumcision reduces HIV acquisition among heterosexual men in Africa, but it is unclear if circumcision may reduce HIV acquisition among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, or whether MSM would be willing to be circumcised if recommended. METHODS We interviewed presumed-HIV negative MSM at gay pride events in 2006. We asked uncircumcised respondents about willing...

This paper presents results from analysis of 64 in-depth interviews with urban men embedded in an experimental quantitative study of demand for medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in Malawi. Despite having expressed genuine interest in circumcision, few study participants (three percent) opted to actually undergo the surgery. The qualitative interviews shed light on the gap between fav...

OBJECTIVE There is currently little information on the acceptability of male circumcision in India. This study investigated the acceptability of male circumcision among Indian mothers with male children. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 795 women attending a reproductive health clinic in Mysore, India, between January and April 2007. RESULTS Of the...

BACKGROUND Circumcision is associated with significant reductions in HIV, HSV-2 and HPV infections among men and significant reductions in bacterial vaginosis among their female partners. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We assessed the penile (coronal sulci) microbiota in 12 HIV-negative Ugandan men before and after circumcision. Microbiota were characterized using sequence-tagged 16S rRNA gen...

March 2012, Vol. 102, No. 3 SAMJ 1. Ncayiyana DJ. The illusive promise of circumcision to prevent female-to-male HIV infection – not the way for South Africa. S Afr Med J 2011;101:775-777. 2. Auvert B, Taljaard D, Rech D, et al. Effect of the Orange Farm (South Africa) male circumcision rollout (ANRS-12126) on the spread of HIV. 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention....

Since the introduction of the Shenghuan device in 2008, there has been limited data regarding its use in children’s circumcision. This initially-described technique is known as the Peng method, where the inner ring of the device is placed on the outer layer of foreskin. The technique was modified by Yan in 2010, where the inner ring was placed between the foreskin and glans. Yan’s method is a s...