Infant Circumcision for Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction Globally

Brian J Morris; Stephen Moreton; John N Krieger; Jeffrey D Klausner

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00811

Infant Circumcision for Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Reduction Globally

Glob Health Sci Pract. 2022 Aug 30;10(4):e2100811. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00811. Print 2022 Aug 30.

Authors

Brian J Morris¹, Stephen Moreton², John N Krieger³, Jeffrey D Klausner⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. brian.morris@sydney.edu.au.
² CircFacts, Warrington, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Abstract

Population-based studies in high-income countries have failed to find that male circumcision protects against sexually transmitted infections. Using evidence from several sources, we show that male circumcision does protect against HIV during insertive intercourse for men who have sex with men.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Circumcision, Male*
HIV Infections*
Humans
Male
Risk Reduction Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / prevention & control

Grants and funding

P20 GM125526/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States