
Young Israeli Woman Puts Forward A Circumcision Without Surgeon Solution To Curb The Flow Of AIDS In Africa
Article here. Excerpt:
'The ongoing problem of the AIDS epidemic, which these days are centralized mostly around the African continent, is one that is of concern to millions.
While considerable strides have been made in finding a medical solution for at least curtailing the spread of AIDS, Tzameret Fuerst and her co-founders at Circ MedTech have followed an initiative instituted by the World Health Organization two years ago.
An initiative that recommended that if circumcision of males could be carried out inexpensively and effectively it would dramatically reduce the risk of being affected by the HIV/AIDS virus.
From that point onwards considerable research resources at Circ MedTech were extended to finding an inexpensive but highly effective device that would allow the male circumcision process to be carried out without the usual extensive loss of blood that typically occurs in such a situation.
The result of their research led to the development of PrePex, a simple medical device that allows male circumcision to be performed without a knife or a scalpel, or the need for any form of local anesthetic or for a physician to be present during the procedure.'
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'I can just picture if a male invented a surgery-free female circumcision device. He would be a pariah. A woman does it to males, and she's hailed as a hero.
It's interesting, with all the rush to circumcise Africans, that no one is doing any followup study, to see if circumcision actually lowers the HIV infection rate. Some studies beforehand said it actually raised the HIV infection rate. Now that it is widely accepted as true, at least by the US and the UN, it doesn't need scientific confirmation. I find this puzzling. Most Americans are circumcised, and yet the HIV/AIDS rate is high there.'