'Cut' or 'uncut'
Studies show circumcised ('cut') straight men are less likely to pick up HIV through their dicks. This is because:
- taking away the delicate, easily damaged foreskin removes one way HIV gets into the body
- men with no foreskin are less likely to pick up sexually transmitted infections (STIs make getting HIV easier).
Circumcision might protect straight men but most gay men get HIV through their arse, not the dick. Countless circumcised men (straight and gay) have become HIV positive.
Tip
'Cut' men need condoms just as much as 'uncut' men.
- This article was last reviewed on: 18/10/11
- Date due for next review: 18/10/13
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