For all sisters, ladies in the house, still searching….when you start writing that list of yours, ‘what I need in a man’, make sure your priority is “He must be circumcised” after reading this, then you will know why.
For all mothers in the house, this is one of those things you do for love……for the love of your son and for the circumcised father, I guess you would want something that would remind your son of you…….like they say” like father, like son” but in that area…..down below.
Read this,
According to scientific trials, male circumcision can reduce a man’s risk of becoming infected with HIV during heterosexual intercourse by up to 60 per cent.
Relying on these studies, WHO and UNAIDS have recommended male circumcision as an important new element of HIV prevention. Since the recommendation, the demand for circumcision has been on the rise.
In Nigeria, male circumcision involves removing the foreskin, a loose fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. The procedure can be carried out at any stage- during infancy, childhood, adolescence or adulthood…….It’s so better at infancy.
At the World AIDS conference in Washington DC, United States, Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Prof John Idoko explained how medical male circumcision can prevent HIV transmission.
“Compared with the dry external skin surface, the inner mucosa of the foreskin has less keratinisation (deposition of fibrous protein), a higher density of target cells for HIV infection (Langerhans cells), and is more susceptible to HIV infection than other penile tissue in laboratory studies. The foreskin may also have greater susceptibility to traumatic epithelial disruptions (tears) during intercourse, providing a portal of entry for pathogens, including HIV. In addition, the micro environment in the preputial sac between the unretracted foreskin and the gland penis may be conducive to viral survival. Finally, the higher rates of sexually transmitted genital ulcerative disease, such as syphilis, observed in uncircumcised men may also increase susceptibility to HIV infection”.
How does circumcision prevent HIV? Describing how medical male circumcision can prevent HIV, Idoko said: “There are several ways in which the foreskin acts as HIV’s main ‘entry point’ during penetrative sex between an uninfected man and an HIV-infected person. The inner surface of the foreskin contains a higher proportion of the cells that HIV targets, such as T-cells. Conversely, the inner foreskin has less keratin, a protein found in the skin, which has a protective effect. A study of Zambian men before and after circumcision concluded that observed decreases in anaerobic bacteria may play a role in reducing the risk of HIV acquisition. Circumcision can reduce the likelihood of genital ulcers, which increase HIV-risk. In addition, any small tears in the foreskin that occur during sex make it much easier for the virus to enter the body.”
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