Reuters repeats for emphasis(?): Circumcision Doesn't Protect Against HIV Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Reuters is re-reporting the news that three studies have shown no protective effect among men who have sex with men. The story misreports again that black men in the United States are less likely to be circumcised, in a probable attempt to give context to one of the studies that looked exclusively at African-American and Latino men. Ethics of circumcision was not mentioned in the Medscape article summarizing the article published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

Circumcision did not reduce the risk of HIV infection in [the] entire study group or in any subgroups, including men who were bisexual, engaged in unprotected insertive anal sex or protected receptive anal sex, or men who reported that their previous HIV test was negative.

The current results do not support circumcision as a means of reducing the risk of HIV infection among MSM in minority groups in the U.S., the researchers conclude.

Link: Circumcision Doesn't Protect Against HIV Among Men Who Have Sex With Men. (Medscape registration required)