{"id":1283,"date":"2013-07-09T02:44:38","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T02:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oclocalseo.com\/projects\/boston\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2013-07-09T02:44:38","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T02:44:38","slug":"circumcision-may-reduce-some-risk-of-contracting-hiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/circumcision-may-reduce-some-risk-of-contracting-hiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Circumcision May Reduce Some Risk of Contracting HIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>As the debate on the benefits of circumcision continues, several studies are suggesting one more plus that comes with the procedure: it apparently reduces your risk of contracting HIV during penile-vaginal sex.<\/p>\n<p>An Australian study shows that the inner foreskin has the largest concentration of what\u2019s called Langerhans\u2019 cells \u2013 the target cells for HIV infection. Other areas of the foreskin have a significantly lower level of those cells<\/p>\n<p>The foreskin also may be more susceptible to suffering small tears during intercourse, offering the virus more points of entry.<\/p>\n<p>By removing the inner foreskin, you remove the skin surface that is most susceptible to HIV infection. This doesn\u2019t eliminate your risk of contracting it, but it does reduce your risk.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the American Urological Association points out reports that show circumcision doesn\u2019t interfere with sexual function or pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>Boston Medical Group Telemedicine has more information on sexual function.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the debate on the benefits of circumcision continues, several studies are suggesting one more plus that comes with the procedure: it apparently reduces your risk of contracting HIV during penile-vaginal sex. An Australian study shows that the inner foreskin has the largest concentration of what\u2019s called Langerhans\u2019 cells \u2013 the target cells for HIV [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Circumcision May Reduce Some Risk of Contracting HIV","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bostonmedicalgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}