Ново изследване по въпросите на СПИН!!!

[Николай]

Абе чудих се дали да не я сложа в "Майтапи". Ма темата си е иначе бая сериозна.... Какво мислите за това: http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_1108206013

[SRH]

Ето цялата статия:

BREAKTHROUGH HAILED AS STUDY SHOWS CIRCUMCISION CAN HALVE HIV RISK
Clinical Trial So Successful it Was Halted Prematurely

Circumcision can halve the risk of a man picking up the HIV infection scientists in the United States said last night. Two major trials, in Kenya and Uganda, have confirmed what doctors and campaigners have suspected and hoped for several years. The results have major implications in trying to overcome the AIDS pandemic raging in Africa and Asia.

Yesterday Kevin de Cock, head of the World Health Organization's (WHO) HIV and AIDS department, said it could cut the numbers of infected men by "many tens of thousands, many hundreds of thousands and maybe millions over coming years."

The two trials should have gone on into 2007 but were called to an abrupt halt yesterday by the funder, the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAD), after an interim review of the data showed a halving of the risk of infection among those circumcised. Now that the point is proven to the satisfaction of scientists it would be unethical to continue. All the uncircumcised participants will now be offered the medical procedure.

It was vital, he warned, that people understood the need to continue to protect themselves by condom use and safe sex. Circumcision dramatically cuts the risk of HIV infection, but de Cock said: "It is not a magic bullet."

Mitchell Warren, executive director of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, said the results were "a milestone in the history of the AIDS epidemic" but urged that circumcision be rolled out only in the context of other prevention measures.

There are other serious issues. Circumcision was carried out by skilled medical professionals in the trials and all those involved had aftercare in case of complications. The WHO intends to tell governments they should ensure circumcision is carried out in a similar hygienic and skilled fashion. But that will necessitate setting up clinics and giving staff the skills to carry out the surgical procedure and follow patients up.

It is likely that now the good news is out a booming trade in adult male circumcision may develop among those who have no medical qualifications, with potentially harmful consequences.

There are also cultural obstacles to overcome, because for some groups circumcision is not normal practice. In India Muslims are circumcised while Hindus are not.

Scientists say there are several biological reasons why circumcision may decrease the transmissibility of HIV. The mucosal surface of the foreskin contains large numbers of a group of cells particularly susceptible to being targeted by the virus and the area under the foreskin is moist.

The Guardian 14/Dec/06

[Хана]

Един презерватив върши същата работа два пъти по-добре

[Dinain]

Един презерватив върши същата работа два пъти по-добре

Брех! Че презервативите само 75% гаранция ли давали???

[Nick]

Брех! Че презервативите само 75% гаранция ли давали???

Ами то зависи къде точно го поставяш; може да е по-висока, може да е по-ниска гаранцията... :p

[Luchs]

Ако го сложиш по средата..................какво гаранцията средна ли е?