Circumcision not only protects us from HIV , but also prevent contracting sexually transmitted diseases ( STDs ) . Similarly, new findings by scientists.

It is said that male circumcision can reduce the risk of infection with human papillomavirus or HPV virus by 35 percent and herpes by 28 percent . Even so , the scientists assert , circumcision remains no effect on diseases such as syphilis .

Large study in three African countries including Uganda previously shown that circumcision reduces the risk of infection with the AIDS virus by 60 percent . New research from Uganda further stated that circumcision also protects men from three different types of STDs . The findings are published in the New England Journal of Medicine .



"It's actually been proven that circumcision is of significant importance for the prevention and should be disseminated more widely , " said Matthew Golde and Judith Wasserheit from the University of Washington .

According to the survey of the National Center for Health Statistics , around the world , only 30 percent * circumcised men , most in the United States . As many as 79 percent of men are circumcised in the land of Uncle Sam . The scientists next plan to examine whether circumcision could also reduce the spread of HPV in women .