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'''Bertran Auvert''' is a [[Bias|biased]] pro-circumcision researcher of French origin who has been a circumcision proponent since at least 2003.<ref>{{REFjournal | '''Bertran Auvert''' is a [[Bias|biased]] pro-circumcision researcher of French origin who has been a [[circumcision]] proponent since at least 2003.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|title=Potential for an intervention based on male circumcision in a South African town with high levels of HIV infection | |title=Potential for an intervention based on male circumcision in a South African town with high levels of [[HIV]] infection | ||
|journal=Aids Care | |journal=Aids Care | ||
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}}</ref> Auvert was responsible for | }}</ref> Auvert was responsible for the first (2005) of the three discredited African circumcision trials,<ref name="Auvert PLoS">{{RCT Auvert et al 2005}}</ref> which are still being used by the [[WHO|World Health Organization]] to promote [[circumcision]] as an [[HIV]] prevention method.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
}}</ref> which are being used by the [[WHO|World Health Organization]] to | |||
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|year= | |year=2007 | ||
|title=WHO Male circumcision for HIV prevention | |title=WHO Male circumcision for HIV prevention | ||
|url=http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/index.html | |url=http://www.who.int/hiv/topics/malecircumcision/en/index.html | ||
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== Auvert's | == Auvert's circumcision study == | ||
An {{#tip-text:RCT|Randomized controlled trial}} funded by the United States [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH)<ref name='DOC 2008'>{{REFnews | An {{#tip-text:RCT|Randomized controlled trial}} funded by the United States [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH)<ref name='DOC 2008'>{{REFnews | ||
|url=http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/info/HIVStatement.html | |url=http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/info/HIVStatement.html | ||
|title=The Use of Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection | |title=The Use of Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection | ||
|date=2008 | |date=2008 | ||
|publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision]] | |publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] | ||
|quote=...funding from the United States National Institutes of Health to conduct randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Africa. | |quote=...funding from the United States National Institutes of Health to conduct randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Africa. | ||
|accessdate=2011-03-05 | |accessdate=2011-03-05 | ||
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|date=2005-07-05 | |date=2005-07-05 | ||
|title=Study says circumcision reduces AIDS risk by 70% | |title=Study says circumcision reduces [[AIDS]] risk by 70% | ||
|publishere=The Wall Street Journal | |publishere=The Wall Street Journal | ||
|pages=A1 | |pages=A1 | ||
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In a Medscape interview, Bertran was asked, "in the group of men who were circumcised, I understand from the presentation that they were advised not to engage in sexual relations for approximately 5 weeks in order to recovery from the surgery. Is that correct?" Bertran replied, "Yes. We were very careful to recommend them to abstain from sex for 44 days, which is about 6 weeks after the surgical procedure, in order that they didn't have any risk of getting infected by HIV during this healing period."<ref>{{REFweb | In a Medscape interview, Bertran was asked, "in the group of men who were [[circumcised]], I understand from the presentation that they were advised not to engage in sexual relations for approximately 5 weeks in order to recovery from the surgery. Is that correct?" Bertran replied, "Yes. We were very careful to recommend them to abstain from sex for 44 days, which is about 6 weeks after the surgical procedure, in order that they didn't have any risk of getting infected by [[HIV]] during this healing period."<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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}}</ref> Later in the interview he says "We also have 2 ongoing trials in Uganda and Kenya." (Notice the word "We" here.) | }}</ref> Later in the interview he says "We also have 2 ongoing trials in Uganda and Kenya." (Notice the word "We" here.) | ||
Boyle & Hill (2011) have shown these coordinated RCTs to be have significant methodological flaws and statistical errors that render their claims invalid. Although a 60 percent ''relative'' reduction in HIV was claimed, the ''absolute'' reduction was a statistically insignificant 1.3 percent.<ref name="boyle-hill2011">{{BoyleGJ HillG 2011}}</ref> | Boyle & Hill (2011) have shown these coordinated RCTs to be have significant methodological flaws and statistical errors that render their claims invalid. Although a 60 percent ''relative'' reduction in [[HIV]] was claimed, the ''absolute'' reduction was a statistically insignificant 1.3 percent.<ref name="boyle-hill2011">{{BoyleGJ HillG 2011}}</ref> | ||
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