Male circumcision, HIV and Prevent Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is only experienced by women. However, men can help prevent this disease.
Way, the husband suggested aka circumcision circumcision. In addition to be capable of preventing cervical cancer, circumcision is also believed to be able to minimize the spread of HIV. Facts on the ground mentioned, the death rate from AIDS and cervical cancer (cervix) is very high. Call it HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, which infects 33 million people around the world.
Such as HPV (human pappiloma virus) which is the cause of sexually transmitted infection most common in the world. The virus has infected at least 20 million people in the United States (U.S.). Virus that is the main culprit of cervical cancer, a disease capable of killing 300,000 women per year.
Treatment efforts have evolved, no longer just a treat, but also prevention. For example, HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention. Unfortunately, an effective vaccine to prevent AIDS is still not found until this moment.
Well, for you men who have been circumcised (circumcision), be happy because you and your partner is lower risk with both viruses are deadly. Good news came from a report of three studies published recently in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The results of the study strengthens the evidence that circumcision protects men from HPV and HIV.
It is no secret, if cervical cancer experienced by women only. However, the woman could have contracted HPV from their husbands or sexual partners. In other words, a circumcision is a man not only protect themselves, their partners, too.
Dr. Bertran Auvert of the University of Versailles, France, and his team in South Africa (South Africa) to test the 1200 men who went to the clinic in South Africa. They found cases of HPV infection is less than 15 percent in circumcised men, and 22 percent in circumcised men who have not. "This finding is the answer to the question why women are married to circumcised men who have a lower risk of cervical cancer," he said.
The second study involving a number of male participants in the U.S. showed less clear results. However, Carrie Nielson from Oregon Health & Science University found indications of a protective effect of male circumcision. After analyzing the differences in the group of men circumcised and uncircumcised, Carrie concludes, the risk for circumcised men infected with HPV only half the risk of men who are not circumcised.
Meanwhile, the third report is the result of research Lee Warner of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) USA. He and his team tested the men African-American in Baltimore, USA. Found that cases of HIV infection in circumcised men compared to only 10 percent 22 percent of cases in men are not circumcised. "Circumcision may reduce risk of HIV infection in men who are often exposed to HIV. This supports other studies related to HIV risk reduction in heterosexual men circumcised, "he said.
Dr. Ronald Gray and his team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said, circumcision is rarely carried out ethnic African-American and Hispanic in America. In fact, they include high-risk group for HIV. "Research on the benefits of circumcision, it might be useful to protect minorities from HIV," he said.
Three studies report the fishing debate that men (including a baby boy was born) should be circumcised to protect their health, as well as future sexual partners. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also recommends circumcision to have a baby boy was born.
In Indonesia, circumcision or circumcision is generally performed Muslim men, although there are some Christians who also do it. On average boys circumcised at the age of 9-10 years (3-5 grade school). Circumcision done by cutting the skin covering the tip of a vital tool that opens.
"Anatomy of the male genitalia compared hat, when urinating urine remains deposited there. Through circumcision, would clean and no virus," said staff Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology FKUI / RSCM Jakarta, Dr. SpOG Hestiantoro Andon (K).
