Put Down the Knife and Back Away Thoughtfully

A new study from researchers at the University of Puerto Rico offers some much needed data and several clearly worded challenges regarding the current push to circumcise men as a prevention strategy for STIs and HIV.

You might recall that research back in 2005 and again in 2008 with men in Uganda, South Africa, and Kenya found that circumcising adult men reduced their chances of acquiring HIV (and other STIs). Apparently the findings were so dramatic that that they actually stopped one of the...