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King_David

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Sun Aug 17, 2014, 09:16 AM Aug 2014

South Africans mull penis clamp ban Circumcision rings, which help prevent HIV, may be boycotted

South Africans mull penis clamp ban
Circumcision rings, which help prevent HIV, may be boycotted over Gaza operation

In protest of Israel’s latest operation in the Gaza Strip, South Africans were reportedly mulling a boycott of Israeli-made penis clamps, a “safe, inexpensive, nearly painless, and non-surgical” device used to reduce HIV rates through medical circumcision.

The Israeli made, PrePex male circumcision ring is designed to assist in the removal of foreskin by stopping the blood flow to the region, subsequently killing off the skin cells on the tip of the member. The dead foreskin can later be easily removed. Circumcision has been shown to reduce the likelihood of contracting HIV by nearly 60%, according to PrePex.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/south-africans-mull-penis-clamp-ban/

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