Circumcision can reduce risks of HIV
A report released by the WHO and UNAIDS last year stated that studies show that male circumcision can lower the risk of transmission of HIV from female to male. There is half a chance that circumcised males can acquire HIV from women as compared to their uncircumcised counterparts. But the study, as of the present, is inconclusive when it is the other way around – the protection that women can get from their circumcised partners. The study is also limited to the traditional sexual intercourse e.g. penile – vaginal sex.
Although male circumcision can reduce HIV transmission risks from females to males, it is stressed that it is not a hundred percent protection. It only lowers the risk of transfer not totally prevent it.