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Beyond Condoms: Medical Approaches For Prevention
July 26, 2007
In a videocast interview from the International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney, Regan Hofmann talks with Dr. Nancy Padian from UCSF about PrEP, microbicides, and circumcision, and asks "when can my boyfriend and I stop using condoms."
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Tom G, NYC, 2007-08-08 00:14:25
Are they kidding with this circumcision thing???? I don't buy a word of it. I don't see why, if condoms are being promoted, circumcision should even make a difference. If a person is using a condom being circumcised or not is irrelevant.
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Regan Hofmann talks with Dr. Nancy Padian about PrEP, microbicides, and circumcision, and asks "when can my boyfriend and I stop using condoms."
A videocast interview with Professor Brian Gazzard, an expert on HIV and aging.
