A study involving hundreds of thousands of men in Denmark found that circumcision does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases. Even circumcised men were slightly more vulnerable to these infections, according to the data.
We recently talked about the place of circumcision in sexual health, which takes place in many cultures and religions and is thought to have been applied for the first time in Ancient Egypt. Now, we will talk about the origin of circumcision and the necessity of this process in the light of today’s data, rather than in which religions it is.
In a recent study, over 800,000 circumcised men were examined over a period of 22 years. Considering the health data of the participants, circumcision is the cause of AIDS. It has been found that it does not reduce the possibility of transmission of the HIV virus. In addition, it has been revealed that sexually transmitted infections are more easily transmitted to circumcised people in general.
Reduces protection against infections
A study of 810,719 men who were circumcised newborn or childhood in Denmark revealed that circumcision causes harm rather than benefit. Participants whose sexual health data were collected over 22 years 0.42% were circumcised non-therapeutically. 1.05% received medical attention for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Compared to uncircumcised men, circumcised men appeared not to be more protected from these infections.
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Contrary to popular belief, circumcised men were found to be 53% more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases. This study, which was conducted on men born between 1977 and 2013, revealed that genital warts and syphilis are more common in circumcised men. The reasons given for performing circumcision were always grouped under two headings: It protects against sexually transmitted diseases and it provides a positive effect on sexual life by preventing situations such as premature ejaculation.
It was previously revealed that circumcision does not prevent premature ejaculation, but rather increases it. With this research, it became clear that circumcision, which is applied without a problem, not to treat any skin problem, makes men more vulnerable to diseases.