Circumcision and HIV: Difference between revisions

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Alcena and Fink lacked a hypothesis to explain why the foreskin would be an entry point for HIV infection, but this was supplied by circumcision promoter [[Gerald N. Weiss]] and two colleagues. Weiss et al. (1993) produced the plausible but incorrect hypothesis that [[Langerhans cells]] attracted HIV. A medical journal in Israel was willing to publish the paper by Weiss et al.<ref name="weiss1993">{{REFjournal

Alcena and Fink lacked a hypothesis to explain why the foreskin would be an entry point for HIV infection, but this was supplied by circumcision promoter [[Gerald N. Weiss]] and two colleagues. Weiss et al. (1993) produced the plausible but incorrect hypothesis that [[Langerhans cells]] attracted HIV. A medical journal in [[Israel]] was willing to publish the paper by Weiss et al.<ref name="weiss1993">{{REFjournal

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The statistics suggest that removal of the protective [[foreskin]] by circumcision increases the risk of contracting [[HIV]] infection.

=== Israel ===

=== [[Israel]] ===

Despite circumcision being near-universal, [[HIV]] is an increasing problem in Israel.<ref>{{REFweb

Despite circumcision being near-universal, [[HIV]] is an increasing problem in [[Israel]].<ref>{{REFweb

|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4998790

|title=Failing the AIDS Test

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-Alcena and Fink lacked a hypothesis to explain why the foreskin would be an entry point for HIV infection, but this was supplied by circumcision promoter [[Gerald N. Weiss]] and two colleagues. Weiss et al. (1993) produced the plausible but incorrect hypothesis that [[Langerhans cells]] attracted HIV. A medical journal in Israel was willing to publish the paper by Weiss et al.<ref name="weiss1993">{{REFjournal
+Alcena and Fink lacked a hypothesis to explain why the foreskin would be an entry point for HIV infection, but this was supplied by circumcision promoter [[Gerald N. Weiss]] and two colleagues. Weiss et al. (1993) produced the plausible but incorrect hypothesis that [[Langerhans cells]] attracted HIV. A medical journal in [[Israel]] was willing to publish the paper by Weiss et al.<ref name="weiss1993">{{REFjournal
   |last=Weiss
   |first=Gerald N.
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 The statistics suggest that removal of the protective [[foreskin]] by circumcision increases the risk of contracting [[HIV]] infection.
-=== Israel ===
+=== [[Israel]] ===
-Despite circumcision being near-universal, [[HIV]] is an increasing problem in Israel.<ref>{{REFweb
+Despite circumcision being near-universal, [[HIV]] is an increasing problem in [[Israel]].<ref>{{REFweb
   |url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4998790
   |title=Failing the AIDS Test