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Circumcision and HIV

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[[George C. Denniston]], M. D.{{MD}}, M. P. H., the president of [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)| Doctors Opposing Circumcision]], in a letter to Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, M.D.{{MD}}, M. P. H., (2020), the head of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has called on [[PEPFAR]] to suspend the provision of male [[circumcision]] because it is ineffective and may increase the reception of HIV infection due to the loss of [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological protections]] of the [[foreskin]], and to focus on the provision of anti-retroviral therapy and condoms.<ref name="denniston2020">{{REFdocument
|title=World Health Organization, HIV, and male circumcision
|url=https://pool.intactiwiki.org/images/2020-06-15b_LettertoPEPFAR.pdf
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* [[Foreskin]]
 
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
 
* [[PEPFAR]]
 
* [[World Health Organization]]
 
* [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
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* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.nocirc.org/publish/11-HIV.pdf
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/alleged-medical-benefits/hivaids/
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.vmmcproject.org/
|accessdate=2021-03-07
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://foregen.webflow.io/commentarium-articles/international-contractors-are-profiteering-from-new-circumcision-devices
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