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Circumcision protects against genital warts

Circumcision helps protect against infection with human papillomavirus that cause genital warts.

Circumcision protects against genital warts

Circumcision helps protect against infection with human papillomavirus that cause genital warts. Human papillomavirus has long been known as a cause of genital warts, but in recent years most reports have focused on its association with cervical cancer. The virus, which is transmitted sexually and by skin-to-skin contact can also cause cancers of the anus and penis. Interventions such as circumcision may provide a low-cost method to reduce human papillomavirus infection. Researchers from America determined factors associated with human papillomavirus infection in 988 men, aged 18 to 70 years. Human papillomavirus infection was strongly related to sexual behaviour and circumcision, it was found. In the study where approximately 60 percent of study participants were un-circumcised, circumcision was found to be associated with a significantly reduced risk of human papillomavirus. The findings are consistent with several previous studies. By contrast, as the number of lifetime female sexual partners, number of female partners in the past 3 months, and number of anal sex partners increased, so did the risk of human papillomavirus infection. Unlike what has been shown in women, age appeared to have no bearing on the risk of infection.
International Journal of Cancer
March 2009
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