Circumcision has 'some effect' on Aids infections

Circumcision has some effect on Aids infections, but cannot be relied upon alone, according to US researchers.

A study of 53,567 gay and bisexual men from all over the world was conducted by US government's Centers for Disease Control (CDC), reported CBC News.

Even though circumcised men were found to be 14 per cent less likely to catch HIV/Aids, researchers said this was not statistically significant enough.

Among men having sex with women in Africa, circumcision was found to cut the man's chances of getting HIV/Aids by half.

Studies in the US and Peru showed circumcised men were 53 percent less likely to be infected with HIV than uncircumcised men.

The CDC's Gregorio Millett said the organisation was preparing a stance on circumcision.

However, he told CBC News: "We really cannot recommend overall male circumcision as a strategy for men who have sex with men in the United States."

Will Nutland from the HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust told the BBC more money should be spent on education than information about surgical procedures.

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