Kenya: Male Circumcision Lowers Risk of HIV, Reveals Study

Male circumcision reduces the colonies of bacteria found on the penis which increase the risk of contracting HIV, a new study has shown.

The study, presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections last month, showed that uncircumcised men have more bacteria in the genital region, which lead to inflammation.

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