Circumcision Changes Penis Bacteria Ecosystem, May Explain Lower HIV Risk

[mota bhai 2,675]

Note to mods: Circumcision is treated in this article as a public health issue, but most circumcisions occur for religious reasons. Therefore, in my opinion, this thread should stay in the Politics and Religion forum.

Circumcision changes the bacteria ecosystem of the #######, perhaps explaining why the foreskin-snipping procedure reduces the risk of HIV infection, a new study finds.

A year after men received circumcisions, the total bacterial load in the area that used to be under the foreskin dropped significantly, researchers report today (April 16) in the journal mBio. Anaerobic bacteria, which thrive in limited oxygen, declined most dramatically. Some aerobic bacteria, which need oxygen to live, increased.

"It's dramatic," study researcher Lance Price, a genetic epidemiologist at George Washington University in Washington, D.C, said in a statement. "From an ecological perspective, it's like rolling back a rock and seeing the ecosystem change."

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"The work that we're doing, by potentially revealing the underlying biological mechanisms, could reveal alternatives to circumcision that would have the same biological impact," Price said. "In other words, if we find that it's a group of anaerobes that are increasing the risk for HIV, we can find alternative ways to bring down those anaerobes."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/circumcision-#######-bacteria-hiv-risk_n_3091271.html

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Circumcision seems so barbaric. What a weird tradition.

[mota bhai 2,675]

Circumcision seems so barbaric. What a weird tradition.

Don't knock what you don't understand. That is the very definition of being narrow minded.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Don't knock what you don't understand. That is the very definition of being narrow minded.

What's not to understand?

[mota bhai 2,675]

What's not to understand?

All that energy you spend talking would be better spent listening and reading.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Note to mods: Circumcision is treated in this article as a public health issue, but most circumcisions occur for religious reasons. Therefore, in my opinion, this thread should stay in the Politics and Religion forum.

It is a common misconception that circumcision happens mostly for religious reasons.

http://www.webmd.com...ut-circumcision

Approximately two-thirds of boys in the United States are circumcised, with the number varying within certain religious and ethnic groups, from those in which all boys are circumcised to others in which it's rarely done. But for many, the decision is a personal choice. So how do you choose?

Edited April 17, 2013 by Gegel

[Penny Lane 8,159]

All that energy you spend talking would be better spent listening and reading.

I haven't said a word in like an hour!

[mota bhai 2,675]

I haven't said a word in like an hour!

Oh so you're due.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Note to mods: Circumcision is treated in this article as a public health issue, but most circumcisions occur for religious reasons. Therefore, in my opinion, this thread should stay in the Politics and Religion forum.

it's amazing what they think is new science. I was circumcised over 51 years ago . When i asked my physician father why, he explained that there is a lot less problems with infections because you can keep the area cleaner. it was widley accepted as fact at least 51 years ago.

[mota bhai 2,675]

It is a common misconception that circumcision happens mostly for religious reasons.

http://www.webmd.com...ut-circumcision

Approximately two-thirds of boys in the United States are circumcised, with the number varying within certain religious and ethnic groups, from those in which all boys are circumcised to others in which it's rarely done. But for many, the decision is a personal choice. So how do you choose?

AIDS is worldwide, male babies are born worldwide, male circumcision occurs in vast parts of the world outside the United States.... and you come to me with a study based in the US? How very provincial of you. And here the CABA ladies had me believing you were part of the progressive posse.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

All that energy you spend talking would be better spent listening and reading.

her being a chick at and all right

[mota bhai 2,675]

it's amazing what they think is new science. I was circumcised over 51 years ago . When i asked my physician father why, he explained that there is a lot less problems with infections because you can keep the area cleaner. it was widley accepted as fact at least 51 years ago.

As long as circumcision is under attack by new age weirdos, it will continue to be defended by those who know better.

her being a chick at and all right

I wouldn't use those words. Those words would be against TOS.

[decocker 7,198]

i had my son circumcised in the hospital the day after he was born. it seemed that was the normal thing to do and the argument that it helps little boys keep clean and cuts risk of infection made sense. i also worried that if i didn't have it done, my son would be pissed at me for being "different".

if i had it to do over i don't think i'd have it done. best leave well enough alone.

[mota bhai 2,675]

i had my son circumcised in the hospital the day after he was born. it seemed that was the normal thing to do and the argument that it helps little boys keep clean and cuts risk of infection made sense. i also worried that if i didn't have it done, my son would be pissed at me for being "different".

Youse a good momma.

[decocker 7,198]

her being a chick at and all right

dude, stop showing your ####.