Mothering magazine’s July/August edition cover article busts the falsehood that circumcision somehow lowers HIV infection rates reported by advocacy research performed in Africa.

“This edition of Mothering does what we do best: challenge the status quo. The spotlight is on “The Truth about Circumcision and HIV” (page 42). Some recent studies claiming that circumcision protects against HIV have received a lot of media attention, but Gussie Fauntleroy explains why, under scrutiny, the research just doesn’t hold up.”