Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis
Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis
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Tobian, Aaron A.R , Serwadda, David , Quinn, Thomas C , Kigozi, Godfrey , Gravitt, Patti E , Laeyendecker, Oliver , Charvat, Blake , Ssempijja, Victor , Riedesel, Melissa , Oliver, Amy E , Nowak, Rebecca G , Moulton, Lawrence H , Chen, Michael Z , Reynolds, Steven J , Wawer, Maria J and Gray, Ronald H
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Male circumcision has been shown to reduce the acquisition of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in circumcised men. In two studies in Uganda involving 3393 adolescent boys and men who were seronegative for HIV and for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), circumcision reduced the acquisition of HSV-2 and the prevalence of high-risk human papill...
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Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2676895
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2676895
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa0802556
