Menu

Argument: Circumcision helps protect against chlamydia

Issue Report: Infant male circumcision

Support

Edgar J. Schoen, MD, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics. “Protection Against A Number of Sexually Transmitted Infections”. Opposing Views – “3. Chlamydia is second in prevalence to HPV as an STI in the US. Women sexual partners of uncircumcised men are 5 times more likely to have high antibody titers to Chlamydia as the partners of circumcised men. Chlamydia is a leading cause of female infertility.”