Why circumcision?

The risk of HPV infection in men without circumcision does not appear to be higher, but it will take longer to scan the virus from the body, a new study shows.

HPV virus causes disease in both men and women

To determine whether circumcision affects the risk of HPV infection and how to remove them from the body, the researchers followed 357 men within 14 months. Every two months, all men, including 290 circumcised people, will test for HPV.

In the study, the researchers analyzed 536 HPV infections and found no difference in risk between the circumcised and uncircumcised group. However, the researchers found that the HPV virus at the head or glands or in the penis would survive an average of 154 days in men without circumcision, compared with 91 days in circumcised men. Glans.

Because HPV causes warts and certain types of cancer, researchers say this finding will help explain why male uncircumcised men have a higher risk of penile cancer. It also shows the role of partners in the development of infectious viruses.

'Our research has explained that the positive effects of circumcision in preventing HPV infection' , Dr. Brenda Y.Hernandez, Hawaii Cancer Research Center (Honolulu, USA), and colleagues said.

But why this is so and whether circumcision is a good way to help prevent the spread of HPV-related diseases has yet to produce clear results. Some HPV strains can cause cervical cancer in women and others cause penile cancer in men.

There is evidence that circumcision reduces the risk of developing penile cancer associated with HPV infection, as well as HIV in a part of the population. Because partners of non-circumcised men are at higher risk of cervical cancer.

Previously, researchers also found that circumcised men were less likely to be infected with HPV than those without circumcision.