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''Note: Even if the recent trials were accurate (and their credibility is highly questionable), circumcision could only reduce the relative risk of acquiring HIV between circumcised and uncircumcised men by 60% over a period of about one year. Condoms have an absolute reduction risk of acquiring HIV that's over 95% (closer to 100% when used properly), making circumcision a moot point.'' | ''Note: Even if the recent trials were accurate (and their credibility is highly questionable), circumcision could only reduce the relative risk of acquiring HIV between circumcised and uncircumcised men by 60% over a period of about one year. Condoms have an absolute reduction risk of acquiring HIV that's over 95% (closer to 100% when used properly), making circumcision a moot point.'' | ||
== Chief | == Chief expert on infant circumcision == | ||
[[David R. Tomlinson]] is the inventor of the [[AccuCirc]] device.<ref>{{REFnews | [[David R. Tomlinson]] is the inventor of the [[AccuCirc]] device.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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|quote=...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA. | |quote=...an invention: a circumcision tool to help prevent HIV that has recently been cleared by the FDA. | ||
|accessdate=2011-09-26 | |accessdate=2011-09-26 | ||
}}</ref> He also | }}</ref> He also wrote a manual on infant circumcision for the World Health Organization.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
|last=Hennessy-Fiske | |last=Hennessy-Fiske | ||
|first=Molly | |first=Molly | ||
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|date=2011-09-26 | |date=2011-09-26 | ||
|publisher=Los Angeles Times | |publisher=Los Angeles Times | ||
|quote=Dr. David Tomlinson, who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I., | |quote=Dr. David Tomlinson, who teaches family medicine at Brown University in Providence, R.I., wrote a manual on infant circumcision for the World Health Organization. | ||
|accessdate=2011-09-25 | |accessdate=2011-09-25 | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||