Circumcision: Pleasure versus infection
Friday, November 06, 2015
Under the knife: Reports say more than half of South African men are circumcised, as part of HIV prevention efforts. PIC: AIDSCIRC.COM
Globally, circumcision was performed or is still performed for cultural or religious reasons and it is respected and valued.
In Botswana, circumcision grew in popularity in recent years, as it was introduced as an alternative method of combating the spread of HIV/AIDS and other opportunistic infections and illnesses.
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