PrePex - Revision history

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	[[File:Prepex-parts.jpg\|thumb\|Single-use PrePex Device.]] [[File:Prepex-sizing.jpg\|thumb\|Single-use Sizing Plate.]]		[[File:Prepex-parts.jpg\|thumb\|Single-use PrePex Device.]] [[File:Prepex-sizing.jpg\|thumb\|Single-use Sizing Plate.]]

	The '''PrePex''' is a [[circumcision]] device which was marketed by Circ MedTech, Ltd., exploiting the [[WHO]]'s endorsement of harmful circumcision as an [[HIV]] prevention method.<ref>{{REFweb		The '''PrePex''' is an Israeli [[circumcision]] device which was marketed by Circ MedTech, Ltd., exploiting the [[WHO]]'s endorsement of harmful circumcision as an [[HIV]] prevention method.<ref>{{REFweb
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	[[File:Prepex-parts.jpg\|thumb\|Single-use PrePex Device.]] [[File:Prepex-sizing.jpg\|thumb\|Single-use Sizing Plate.]]		[[File:Prepex-parts.jpg\|thumb\|Single-use PrePex Device.]] [[File:Prepex-sizing.jpg\|thumb\|Single-use Sizing Plate.]]

	The '''PrePex''' is a circumcision device which was marketed by Circ MedTech, Ltd., exploiting the [[WHO]]'s endorsement of circumcision as an [[HIV]] prevention method.<ref>{{REFweb		The '''PrePex''' is a [[circumcision]] device which was marketed by Circ MedTech, Ltd., exploiting the [[WHO]]'s endorsement of harmful circumcision as an [[HIV]] prevention method.<ref>{{REFweb
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	}}</ref> It works by effecting ischemic [[necrosis]], forcing the foreskin tissue to die and fall off. This is marketed as an "advantage" over other circumcision devices and techniques, because it makes circumcision "bloodless, simple," and the manufacturing of easily-mass-produced parts allows for "scalable male circumcision programs in resource limited settings."<ref>{{REFweb		}}</ref> It works by effecting ischemic [[necrosis]], forcing the [[foreskin]] tissue to die and fall off. This is marketed as an "advantage" over other circumcision devices and techniques, because it makes [[circumcision]] "bloodless, simple," and the manufacturing of easily-mass-produced parts allows for "scalable male circumcision programs in resource limited settings."<ref>{{REFweb
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	== Project abandoned in 2019 ==		== Project abandoned in 2019 ==
	Kenya officially adopted the device [...] in 2016 to expand safe circumcision methods. However, the uptake has been sluggish. The manufacturer says it has abandoned the project and is now offloading it to interested buyers. <q>Circ Medtech, the PrePex manufacturer, was unable to remove unreasonable WHO-imposed restrictions which have materially disadvantaged the product as compared to other circumcision methods for several years now", company CEO Eddy Horowitz said.<ref>{{REFweb		Kenya officially adopted the device [...] in 2016 to expand safe circumcision methods. However, the uptake has been sluggish. The manufacturer says it has abandoned the project and is now offloading it to interested buyers. <q>Circ Medtech, the PrePex manufacturer, was unable to remove unreasonable [[WHO]]-imposed restrictions which have materially disadvantaged the product as compared to other circumcision methods for several years now", company CEO Eddy Horowitz said.<ref>{{REFweb
	\|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019-07-04-bloodless-painless-circumcision-device-abandoned/		\|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019-07-04-bloodless-painless-circumcision-device-abandoned/
	\|title='Bloodless painless' circumcision device abandoned		\|title='Bloodless painless' circumcision device abandoned
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	The PrePex was withdrawn from the market in 2019.		The PrePex was withdrawn from the market in 2019.

	==Circumcision does not prevent HIV infection==		==Circumcision does not prevent HIV infection==
	=== Population-based studies ===		=== Population-based studies ===

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	{{SEEALSO}}		{{SEEALSO}}
			* [[Adolescent and adult circumcision]]
	* [[Circumcision]]		* [[Circumcision]]
	* [[~~Adolescent and adult circumcision~~]]		* [[Israel]]

	{{LINKS}}		{{LINKS}}
	* [http://PrePex.com/ PrePex™ website]		* [http://PrePex.com/ PrePex™ website]

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-}}</ref> In actuality, the concept of cutting off circulation to the foreskin in order to effect ischemic [[necrosis]] is found in other devices, such as the [[Plastibell]], [[TARA KLamp]] and [[Sunathrone]] devices.
+}}</ref> In actuality, the concept of cutting off circulation to the [[foreskin]] in order to effect ischemic [[necrosis]] is found in other devices, such as the [[Circumplast]], [[Plastibell]], [[TARA KLamp]] and [[Sunathrone]] devices.
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 The PrePex was withdrawn from the market in 2019.
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			==Video==
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			<youtube>v=ftYII-Ts5MM</youtube>

	== Project abandoned in 2019 ==		== Project abandoned in 2019 ==

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	\|publisher=Nature America, Inc.		\|publisher=Nature America, Inc.
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	}}</ref> It works by effecting ischemic necrosis, forcing the foreskin tissue to die and fall off. This is marketed as an "advantage" over other circumcision devices and techniques, because it makes circumcision "bloodless, simple," and the manufacturing of easily-mass-produced parts allows for "scalable male circumcision programs in resource limited settings."<ref>{{REFweb		}}</ref> It works by effecting ischemic [[necrosis]], forcing the foreskin tissue to die and fall off. This is marketed as an "advantage" over other circumcision devices and techniques, because it makes circumcision "bloodless, simple," and the manufacturing of easily-mass-produced parts allows for "scalable male circumcision programs in resource limited settings."<ref>{{REFweb
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	}}</ref> In actuality, the concept of cutting off circulation to the foreskin in order to effect ischemic necrosis is found in other devices, such as the [[Plastibell]], [[TARA KLamp]] and [[Sunathrone]] devices.		}}</ref> In actuality, the concept of cutting off circulation to the foreskin in order to effect ischemic [[necrosis]] is found in other devices, such as the [[Plastibell]], [[TARA KLamp]] and [[Sunathrone]] devices.

	== Inventors ==		== Inventors ==

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	\|publisher=The New York Times		\|publisher=The New York Times
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	}}</ref> The [[Rakai Health Sciences Program]] is currently unveiling it and testing it in Uganda, presented by Godfrey Kigozi, program chief investigator, who stated that "it was invented in the United States of America. We have so far tested it on about 50 clients but we need 250 more to confirm its acceptability but so far it has worked properly with those who used it"<ref>{{REFweb		}}</ref> The [[Rakai Health Sciences Program]] is currently unveiling it and testing it in Uganda, presented by Godfrey Kigozi, program chief investigator, who stated that "it was invented in the [[United States of America]]. We have so far tested it on about 50 clients but we need 250 more to confirm its acceptability but so far it has worked properly with those who used it"<ref>{{REFweb
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	[[Category:Circumcision in Africa]]		[[Category:Circumcision in Africa]]
	[[Category:Circumcision ~~products~~]]		[[Category:Circumcision product]]
	[[Category:Financial gain]]		[[Category:Financial gain]]