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|Text=...the association between having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) - excluding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and being circumcised are inconclusive... most of the studies [of the effect of circumcision on HIV] ...have been conducted in developing countries, particularly those in Africa. Because of the challenges with maintaining good hygiene and access to condoms, these results are probably not generalizable to the U.S. population | |Text=...the association between having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) - excluding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and being circumcised are inconclusive... most of the studies [of the effect of circumcision on HIV] ...have been conducted in developing countries, particularly those in Africa. Because of the challenges with maintaining good hygiene and access to condoms, these results are probably not generalizable to the U.S. population | ||
|Author=American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) | |Author=[[American Academy of Family Physicians]] (AAFP) | ||
|Source=official website | |Source=official website | ||
|ref=<ref>{{REFweb | |ref=<ref>{{REFweb | ||