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