Circumcision protective against STD

Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) that often goes undetected, causing female infertility and greater chance of developing cervical cancer. However a recent study conducted on sexually active couples, found that circumcision reduced the transmission rate of Chlamydia. The hypothesis for this lower risk was thought to be due to the absence of foreskin, which can harbor infection.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Reuters Health

Related Disease Topics:

• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Bacteria
• Sexually transmitted infection
• STI
• Infertility
• Cervical cancer
• Chlamydia
• Infection

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About: Circumcision protective against STD

Date: 2 November 2005

Source: Reuters Health

URL: http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-11-02T172737Z_01_MUN262784_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-CIRCUMCISED-MEN-LESS-APT-TRANSMIT-CHLAMYD-DC.XML

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Risk and Chlamydia trachomatis
• Risk and bacteria
• Risk and sexually transmitted infection
• Risk and STI
• Risk and infertility
• Risk and cervical cancer
• Risk and Chlamydia
• Risk and infection
• Risk and circumcision
• Risk and sexual intercourse
• Risk and intercourse
• Risk and sex
• Risk and unprotected sex
• Research
• Research and Chlamydia trachomatis
• Research and bacteria
• Research and sexually transmitted infection
• Research and STI
• Research and infertility
• Research and cervical cancer
• Research and Chlamydia
• Research and infection
• Research and circumcision
• Research and sexual intercourse
• Research and intercourse
• Research and sex
• Research and unprotected sex

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