• MTK@lemmy.world
    81·
    1 year ago

    As far as I am aware there is only one study done in Africa that showed that there is a correlation between circumcision and a reduced chance to get HIV.

    But that is the only study and only HIV, not all STIs.

    Also this is moot in most of the world where you have access to condoms.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      CDC has a whole thing on it

      Circumcised men compared with uncircumcised men have also been shown in clinical trials to be less likely to acquire new infections with syphilis (by 42%), genital ulcer disease (by 48%), genital herpes (by 28% to 45%), and high-risk strains of human papillomavirus associated with cancer (by 24% to 47% percent)

      By all means, you should still wrap that shit. But if you’re living in a rural community or one that has a strong stigma against contraception, or you’re just in a place where the disease is rampant and you need a secondary precautionary policy, this will have a meaningful impact on disease spread.

      • MTK@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        Still not really reasonable, especially considering that for the most part this decision can just wait until adulthood