In the name of HIV prevention, a relatively new adult male circumcision device that is bloodless and purportedly painless is about to get its biggest test yet. In the world of HIV prevention, ...

The PrePex device used in male circumcision is safe, say experts. The decision follows a three month study to assess the safety and acceptability of device-assisted adult male circumcision in routine ...

Kisumu, Kenya: Prepex device used in voluntary male circumcision in Nyanza meets international standards, World Health Organization (WHO) has declared. Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS) ...

In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS cited that Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision can reduce the risk of HIV infection by approximately 60 percent in high risk areas such as Sub ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Initiates pose in a field in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape December 14, 2013. Every year, thousands of youths leave their parents to ...

Kisumu, Kenya: Prepex device used in voluntary male circumcision in Nyanza meets international standards, World Health Organization (WHO) has declared. Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS) ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The little plastic device seemed ideal for South Africa’s campaign to reduce HIV rates through medical circumcision — safe, inexpensive, nearly painless, and non-surgical.

In an episode of “Sex and the City,” Charlotte’s newly-circumcised boyfriend gives the following assessment of the pain of adult circumcision: “On a scale of one to five, I’d give it a 72.” To get a ...

It’s a lofty, but vital goal. Africa wants to circumcise 20 million men by 2015 to help curb the AIDS epidemic plaguing the continent. Studies show that the procedure is one of the most effective ...

South Africa may turn to an Israeli circumcision device to reduce the number of young males who die in botched initiation ceremonies, provoking an outcry from union allies of the ruling party who ...