Boys whose ritual circumcisions involve an ancient, and now rare, practice may acquire herpes during the operation.
Some cultures in which the penis foreskin is routinely removed by surgery have long recognized that the practice partially protects boys and men against certain infections. Recently, circumcision has been found to reduce a man’s risk of acquiring HIV (SN: 4/3/04, p.
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