Information for providers counseling male patients and parents regarding male circumcision and the prevention of HIV infection, STIs, and other health outcomes

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
• Description:
  This document is intended to assist health care providers in the United States who share information with men and parents of male infants during decision making about male circumcision conducted by health care providers (i.e., medically performed) as it relates to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other health outcomes. A brief bulleted summary of the health benefits and risks of elective medically performed male circumcision is provided at the end of the document. An appendix provides grading of the evidence for key statements made in the document.
• Subjects:
  • Circumcision, Male
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Practice Guideline
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  13 numbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58456/cdc_58456_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 366.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations
• Main Document Checksum:
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