Female partners of circumcised men do not report a lower rate of cervical cancer, 40 nor does circumcision
prevent penile cancer.41 A recent study shows that the penile cancer rate is higher in the US than in Denmark, where circumcision, except among Middle - Eastern immigrant workers, is almost unheard of.42 Indeed, researchers should investigate the possibility that circumcision has actually increased the rate of these diseases.
Not exact matches
However, the World Health Organization (WHO; 2007), the Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS; 2007) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2008) state that evidence indicates male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by men during
penile - vaginal sex, but also state that circumcision only provides partial protection and should not replace other interventions to
prevent transmission of HIV.
Acetyl L Carnitine and Alpha lipoic acid can also
prevent any harmful oxidative process in mitochondrial metabolism of
penile cells.
This surgery entails removal of the penis and
penile urethra, with widening of the remaining tissue to
prevent re-obstruction.