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Circumcision
Circumcision involves removing all or part of the foreskin © iStock / tzahiV
By: Celine Guillaume
Practiced to respect the precepts of certain religions, circumcision consists of removing all or part of the foreskin.
Allowing to avoid the accumulation of secretions, it can also be carried out for reasons of hygiene or in response to a medical recommendation.
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Research conducted by the WHO and UNAIDS has shown that circumcision reduces the sexual transmission of HIV from women to men.
When and under what conditions should a circumcision be performed?
What can be the consequences?
Dr. Anthony Giwerc
, urological surgeon and andrologist at
Saint-Louis Hospital
in Paris.
Dr Cyril Kamadjou
, Urologist Surgeon in private practice in Douala, Cameroon
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