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Circumcision and HIV

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Origin of the circumcision/HIV hypothesis: Correct citation.
== Origin of the circumcision/HIV hypothesis ==
The idea that [[circumcision ]] prevented HIV transmission was invented by [[Valiere Alcena]], long before there was any "research" to substantiate the claim.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Alcena
|first=Valiere
|title=AIDS in Third World Countries
|journal=PLoS MedicineN Y State J Med |volume=8
|issue=
|pages=[online]446
|url=
|quote=
|DOI=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020298#r1326
|date=2006-10
|accessdate=2020-05-28
}}</ref> In 1986, California urologist [[Aaron J. Fink| Aaron J. Fink]], (1926-1994) adopted this idea,<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Glick
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