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Histopathological Characterization and Differential Expression of miRNAs in Male Pediatric Patients With Lichen Sclerosus

Andrology, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 822-832, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Lichen sclerosus is a chronic, inflammatory, scarring disease of the skin that manifests mostly in the genital region. Objective We studied the histomorphological characteristics, grade, and pattern of inflammation in male pediatric patients with lichen sclerosus.
Valerie Flammang, Arndt Hartmann, Robert Stöhr, Katrin Weigelt, Carol Geppert, Frederik A. Stuebs, Matthias W. Beckmann, Bernd Wullich, Helge Taubert, Marios Marcou, Sven Wach   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voluntary male medical circumcision - Dan Ncayiyana responds

South African Medical Journal, 2012
This response forms part of a debate related to the editorial by Professor Ncayiyana concerning the national circumcision programme in South Africa (S Afr Med J 2011;101:775-777). Other articles in this debate: Kessinger and Millard. S Afr Med J 2012;102(3):123-124. Venter et al. S Afr Med J 2012;102(3):124-125.
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Caregiver acceptability, and uptake of voluntary medical circumcision among male children under 5 years in Gulu city, Northern Uganda

Scientific Reports
Childhood male circumcision is a key intervention for reducing the transmission of HIV infection. Despite its proven efficacy, the uptake of childhood male circumcision across Uganda remains suboptimal.
Donald Otika, Morrish Obol Okello, Jimmyy Opee, Jackline Ayikoru, James Nelson Okema, Ronald Olum, Harriet Ajilong, Peter Akera, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Pebalo Francis Pebolo, Daniel S. Ebbs, Felix Bongomin   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voluntary medical male circumcision versus religio-cultural circumcision and initiation rites: The case of Varemba of Mwenezi district in response to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Zimbabwe

Theologia Viatorum, 2019
Male circumcision has long been associated with religious or cultural rituals which bestow culturally valuable status. In some communities, circumcision is believed to provide concomitant access to economic and spiritual resources such as land and the ...
Onias Matumbu, Vengesai Chimininge
doaj   +1 more source

Islamic headscarves and female circumcision: Unveiling the threat posed by Islam to human rights [PDF]

, 2005
This paper is, in part, a response to the NZPGLeJ Editor-in-Chief Herman Salton’s article,“‘Veiled Threats?’ Islam, Headscarves and Freedom of Religion in France and the United States”, which was published in the first issue of this journal.
Williamson, Myra Elsie Jane Bell
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A Case‐Control Investigation of Factors Associated With Risky Sexual Behaviors Among South African University Students

Public Health Nursing, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 217-227, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate risk factors associated with risky sexual behaviors (RSBs) and HIV seropositivity among students from four universities in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa. Design A case‐control methodology was used. Sample The sample consisted of 500 students (375 HIV negative students and 125 students living with HIV ...
Trishka Pillay, Nalini Govender, Poovendhree Reddy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting Patients Who Cannot Object? Re-Examining the Case for Non-Therapeutic Infant Circumcision

SAGE Open, 2016
Recent restatements of the case for routine circumcision of normal male infants and boys typically base their arguments on a range of medical evidence showing circumcision to have a protective effect against certain pathological conditions.
Robert Darby
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of cfDNA Concentration and Fragmentation in Prostate Cancer

The Prostate, Volume 86, Issue 3, Page 338-348, February 15, 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the value of circulating free DNA (cfDNA) in prostate cancer (PCa) by cfDNA assay and analysis of plasma and urinary cfDNA fragmentation to determine the usefulness of this parameter for risk staging and tumor progression monitoring.
Marta Victoria Lorenzo‐Sánchez, José Miguel Giménez‐Bachs, María Granada Picazo‐Martínez, María José Donate‐Moreno, Carlos Martínez‐Sánchiz, María Amalia Tárraga‐Honrubia, Sonsoles Navarro‐Jiménez, Óscar Legido‐Gómez, Antonio Santiago Salinas‐Sánchez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Let's talk about circumcision [PDF]

, 2018
A proposal to ban circumcision for non-medical reasons in Iceland has generated a heated debate over whether banning the practice would amount to an attack on religious freedom.
Moller, Kai
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PrEP as a feature in the optimal landscape of combination HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: The new WHO guidelines recommend offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people who are at substantial risk of HIV infection. However, where PrEP should be prioritised, and for which population groups, remains an open question.
, Anderson, AVERTing HIV and AIDS., Baeten, Baral, Beyrer, Buchbinder, Béhanzin, Caceres, Choopanya, Doblecki-Lewis, Ellman, Gomez, Grant, Human Sciences Research Council., International Organisation for Migration., Jessica B McGillen, Kim, Lawan, Lodi, Mack, Marrazzo, McKinnon, Meyer-Rath, Ministry of Health., Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene., Morison, Mosoko, National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP)., National AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare., PEPFAR., PEPFAR., Resch, Sanders, Sarah-Jane Anderson, Siapka, Smith, Smith, South African National AIDS Council., Thigpen, Timothy B Hallett, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs., UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS., UNAIDS, Underhill, Underhill, Van Damme, Vandepitte, Verguet, Weiser, WHO., WHO.   +51 more
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