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'''Circumcision fanatismfanaticism''' is the fanatism fanaticism that the medically not indicated [[HGM|genital mutilation]] of children has advantages which outweight the risks and thus recommends [[HGM]] on minors, ignoring all risks and legal aspects.

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{{FromIntactWiki | URL=http://intactwiki.org/wiki/Category:Circumcision_in_Africa | Title=Category:Circumcision in Africa}} After three randomized controlled trials designed to collect experimental evidence of a causal relationship between lack of circumcision and [[HIV]], the WHO and the Joint United Nations Programme on [[HIV]]/[[AIDS ]] (UNAIDS) stated that male circumcision is an efficacious intervention for [[HIV ]] prevention but should be carried out by well trained medical professionals and under conditions of [[informed consent ]] (parents consent for their infant boys). Both the [[WHO ]] and [[CDC ]] indicate that [[circumcision ]] may not reduce [[HIV ]] transmission from men to women, and that data is lacking for the transmission rate of men who engage in anal sex with a female partner. The joint WHO/UNAIDS recommendation also notes that circumcision only provides partial protection from [[HIV ]] and should never replace known methods of [[HIV ]] prevention.

Some earlier reports had expressed the position that circumcision has little to no effect on [[HIV ]] transmission among heterosexual couples. Furthermore, some have challenged the validity of the African randomized controlled trials, prompting a number of researchers to question the effectiveness of circumcision as an [[HIV ]] prevention strategy.

* [[Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program]]