Open AccessKeratinization of the adult male foreskin and implications for male circumcision
Author(s) -
Minh Dinh,
Michael D. McRaven,
Z. L. Kelley,
Sudhir Penugonda,
Thomas J. Hope
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283367779
Subject(s) - foreskin , keratin , medicine , male circumcision , significant difference , pathology , biology , population , genetics , health services , environmental health , cell culture
The theory that a more thinly keratinized inner foreskin leads to increased HIV-1 susceptibility has been based on relatively little published data. We sought to quantify the keratin thicknesses of the inner and outer foreskin to determine the plausibility of this hypothesis.