tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post29206138641610872..comments2024-03-27T08:39:28.807-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Stopping AIDS in AfricaAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-53414967535845708362010-12-10T18:36:49.959-07:002010-12-10T18:36:49.959-07:00Even if it might be true that circumcision help a ...Even if it might be true that circumcision help a bit (just a bit) men to prevent getting infected with AIDS in hetero relations, it offers no guarantees. But most importantly, female to male transmission is rather unlikely to happen in any case: male to female or "active" to "passive" partner in anal coitus are the two main routes of AIDS spread, together with infected needles and mother to child transmission in pregnancy. <br /><br />Also the psychological troubles caused by symbolic castration (plus decreased sensibility and difficulties for self-satisfaction) do not in any case get compensated by mere slightly reduced risks, which only have one proper way to be addressed: putting a rubber wall to fluids (condoms). <br /><br />Condoms also have the other advantage of helping a lot in prevention of unwanted pregnancies, which is also a big problem. <br /><br />Circumcision is an attack on male dignity. No to circumcision!Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.com