Male Circumcision and Future HIV Prevention

Although there have been many major discoveries over the past years within the fields of HIV research, and more importantly HIV prevention, the next 10 to 20 years could possibly lead even better successes in HIV prevention by the use of male circumcision in high risk areas. Current scientific research shows male circumcision could, in fact, be one of most effective tools for combating HIV transmission among countless men and women in sub-Saharan Africa. Circumcising males in many poverty stricken African countries could prevent two million new cases of HIV and easily avoid 300,000 or more deaths within the next 10 years.

Because the foreskin contains a countless number of tiny cells that are easily infected by the HIV virus, removing it from the penis decreases a man