Studies have shown that male circumcision greatly reduces the risk of HIV transmission by up to 60%. More than 1,000 men in Rwanda are doing a test with a new system that make the circumcision without pain, any need for sutures or anesthesia. The objective is to scale up use for a mass circumcision initiative across the country.
The PrePex is a device designed to compress the foreskin using two rings. The PrePex squeezing the skin in a very non-painful way the blood supply to the skin begins to go away and the skin dies. After few days, no more than one week, the men return to Medical Service to remove gauze bandage, which was placed around the tip of his penis after his foreskin was removed and his penis is clean and without blood.
The procedure has yet to receive full approval from the WHO but the European Union has already endorsed.
Despite the success of the procedure, male circumcision should be only one element of a comprehensive HIV prevention package which include mainly the promotion of safer sex practices such as condom use.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/decapua-aids-circumcision-1dec11-134816113.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14111847
I think AIDS is the worst sick in the world and all kinds of methods for avoid trasmission are importante, including the circumcision.
ResponderExcluirRafael Peixoto
I agree with Rafael! This subject is very polemic and in the present moment represents a serious public health problem in the world. It is a good initiative, we need have studies that have shown oportunities for reduces the risk of HIV transmission . It is great!
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