"Decline in US circumcisions costing health care system billions, study finds"

crashline · 2012-08-22T15:58:27+00:00

So the message I'm getting is "If you're not going to wash your dick. Get surgery on your dick"

I think I'll just wash it. Like I needed more of an excuse to spend time "cleaning" in the shower.

Wordshark · 2012-08-22T14:37:46+00:00

doesn't matter, still want to keep my dick.

2012-08-22T15:24:34+00:00

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2012-08-22T20:05:03+00:00

Decline in window breaking responsible for window makers' bankruptcies.

Hach8 · 2012-08-22T20:18:04+00:00

Wow this article is disingenuous. I'm surprised such ridiculous research has come out of Johns Hopkins.

The push for circumcision has gained an international platform as a way to prevent the spread of HIV in Africa after several studies showed infection rates decreased rapidly.

Wait what? There were what, 4 studies that showed a decline? And even those studies only showed a very small decline in actual numbers. (from 2.5% to 1.x% I believe.) Why even add the term "rapidly?" The studies that showed a decline were clearly flawed because those getting circumcised had extra time they were not sexually active.

Basing policy decisions on flawed studies is ridiculous.

And this gem:

The researchers said that if male circumcision rates dropped to those in Europe, where 10 percent of male babies get the procedure, there would be a 12 percent increase in men infected with HIV and 29 percent in those who contract HPV.

Wait, what? You mean if our circumcision rates fell to those in Europe, our HIV rates would increase well beyond the HIV rate in Europe generally? How does this logic even work?

EpicJ · 2012-08-22T13:41:06+00:00

Or you know people are more liberal and have more sex partners now

royboh · 2012-08-22T17:24:06+00:00

Actually, wouldn't increased hospital visits MAKE money? If anything, not having the circumcision itself is what costs them so much, not the diseases that are SUPPOSEDLY being spread.

Title	"Decline in US circumcisions costing health care system billions, study finds"
Author	iamnotfromtexas90
Upvotes	13
Comments	27
Date	August 22, 2012 1:22 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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