Circumcision has many health benefits. Below are a list of benefits:

Health Benefits to Men
  • Firstly, MMC reduces the risk of an HIV negative male contracting HIV through heterosexual sex by 60%.
  • Secondly, MMC reduces the risk of sexually-transmitted infections (herpes simplex)
  • Thirdly, MMC makes the penis easier to clean
  • Lastly there is a reduction in prostate and genital cancer.
Health Benefits To Woman
  • The MMC procedure reduces the risk of developing cervical cancer. Contracting genital ulcer disease and vaginal infections (bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas infection) for female partners of medically circumcised men.
  • In terms of population level, widespread medical male circumcision will benefit women by reducing their risk of exposure to HIV.
  • Modelling of a MMC scale up at 80% suggests almost half of all HIV infections averted by 2025 are those that would have occurred among women.
  • Lastly, other indirect benefits include a reduction in rates of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
Other Benefits

Long term population level benefits of implementing MMC services is expected to be considerable in terms of HIV infections averted. As well as a savings associated with the reduced need for treatment, care, and support of infected individuals. In addition, the protections afforded by MMC can be expected to avert incalculable human suffering and loss.

Previous studies show that MMC increase in countries with generalised HIV epidemics could result in substantial reductions in HIV transmission over time among both men and women. A recent review concluded that every five to 15 MMCs performed avoids one HIV infection.

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