The World Health Organization and the United Nations are recommending that heterosexual men be circumcised, to reduce their risk of contracting the HIV virus. Representatives from the agencies said compelling evidence points to a 60 percent reduction in risk for circumcised men. Larry discusses the recommendation with Dr. Thomas Coates, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of UCLA's Program on Global Health.
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