UN report: Male circumcision 'cost-effective' to curb HIV spread

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2009-09-10 22:18

Article here. Excerpt:

"UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Male circumcision is a cost-effective means to prevent the spread of HIV, a new UN report said on Wednesday.

The study, published in the journal PLoS Medicine, found that one HIV infection could be prevented for every 5 to 15 procedures performed on heterosexual men.

The procedure is expected to control the cost of preventing one HIV infection in high HIV prevalence areas between 150 U.S. dollars and 900 U.S. dollars within 10 years.

First-line treatment usually costs over 7,000 U.S. dollars during a lifetime, and will double if involving second-line therapies, the report said.

With each circumcision procedure costing between 30 U.S. dollars and 60 U.S. dollars, "circumcising sexually active males of any age is likely to be cost saving," it said."

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It'd be a cost-effective way to reduce almost to 0 the chance of STDs spreading if we fit everyone with chastity belts, too.

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Submitted by mcc99 on Fri, 2009-09-11 19:02

I guess the removal of a mans foreskin has become fiscally responsible. Maybe the CDC will give out coupons.

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Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2009-09-11 19:10