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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
The WHO published the following biography of {{FULLPAGENAME}}:
The [[WHO]] published the following biography of {{FULLPAGENAME}}:


<blockquote>'''Van Lith, Lynn M.'''
<blockquote>'''Van Lith, Lynn M.'''
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Van Lift is associated with [[Johns Hopkins University]], which has actively promoted non-therapeutic circumcision for many years. [[Ronald H. Gray]], [[Maria Wawer]], and [[Aaron Tobian]] are also associated with [[Johns Hopkins University]]. PubMed reveals that Van Lift has published numerous papers regarding the promotion of voluntary male non-therapeutic circumcision to adolescent boys. One article in which she and [[Aaron Tobian]] are named authors concluded:
Van Lift is associated with [[Johns Hopkins University]], which has actively promoted non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] for many years. [[Ronald H. Gray]], [[Maria Wawer]], and [[Aaron Tobian]] are also associated with [[Johns Hopkins University]]. PubMed reveals that Van Lift has published numerous papers regarding the promotion of voluntary male non-therapeutic circumcision to adolescent boys. One article in which she and [[Aaron Tobian]] are named authors concluded:
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In conclusion, [[VMMC]] is an effective [[HIV]] prevention strategy, and complete and consistent [[HIV]] counseling and testing practices that accompany it are vital for reaching a generation of young men with a full package of [[HIV]] prevention and treatment services. This study suggests that [[VMMC]] is an opportunity that has yet to be taken full advantage of in the quest to protect the current generation of young men and their female partners from [[HIV]].<ref>{{REFjournal
In conclusion, [[VMMC]] is an effective [[HIV]] prevention strategy, and complete and consistent [[HIV]] counseling and testing practices that accompany it are vital for reaching a generation of young men with a full package of [[HIV]] prevention and treatment services. This study suggests that [[VMMC]] is an opportunity that has yet to be taken full advantage of in the quest to protect the current generation of young men and their female partners from [[HIV]].<ref>{{REFjournal
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Van Lift would have a hard time backing away from such a firm position. She seems to be hopelessly committed to promotion of non-therapeutic male circumcision.
Van Lift would have a hard time backing away from such a firm position. She seems to be hopelessly committed to promotion of non-therapeutic male circumcision.
==Population-based studies==


September 2021 saw the publication of two huge population studies on the relationship of [[circumcision]] and HIV infection:
== Population-based studies ==
{{Population-based studies}}


# Mayan et al. (2021) carried out a massive empirical study of the male population of the province of Ontario, [[Canada]] (569,950 males), of whom 203,588 (35.7%) were [[circumcised]] between 1991 and 2017. The study concluded that circumcision status is not related to risk of HIV infection.<ref name="mayan2021">{{REFjournal
|last=Mayan
|first=Madhur
|init=M
|author-link=
|last2=Hamilton
|first2=Robert J.
|init2=RJ
|author2-link=
|last3=Juurlink
|first3=David N.
|init3=DN
|author3-link=
|last4=Austin
|first4=Peter C.
|init4=PC
|author4-link=
|last5=Jarvi
|first5=Keith A.
|init5=KA
|author5-link=
|etal=no
|title=Circumcision and Risk of HIV Among Males From Ontario, Canada
|journal=J Urol
|date=2021-09-23
|url=https://www.auajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1097/JU.0000000000002234
|quote=We found that circumcision was not independently associated with the risk of acquiring HIV among men from Ontario, Canada.
|pubmedID=34551593
|DOI=10.1097/JU.0000000000002234
|accessdate=2021-10-02
}}</ref>
# [[Morten Frisch]] & Jacob Simonsen (2021) carried out a large scale empirical population study in [[Denmark]] of 855,654 males regarding the alleged value of male circumcision in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in men. They found that [[circumcised]] men have a higher rate of STI and HIV infection overall than [[intact]] men.<ref name="frisch2021">{{FrischM SimonsenJ 2021}}</ref>
No association between lack of circumcision and risk of HIV infection was found by either study.
{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Bias]]
* [[Bias]]
 
* [[HIV]]
* [[Human rights]]
* [[United States of America]]
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