title: Infectious disease: male circumcision for preventing HPV infection.
abstract: The role of male circumcision in reducing sexually transmitted infections is controversial. A series of recently published papers add to the growing body of evidence that male circumcision might reduce carriage of penile human papillomavirus (HPV).
authors.forename: Ronald H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult