2022
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision to Reduce HIV Acquisition and Transmission
Vermund S. Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision to Reduce HIV Acquisition and Transmission. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2022, 19: 471-473. PMID: 36478080, PMCID: PMC10767716, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-022-00631-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV acquisitionVoluntary medical male circumcisionHIV infection acquisitionVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programsMinor surgical interventionsMale circumcision programsHIV incidence ratesHigh HIV prevalenceMedical male circumcisionFirst clinical trialUninfected menHIV incidenceHIV prevalenceInfection acquisitionSaharan AfricaSurgical interventionCircumcision programsClinical trialsIncidence ratePreventive benefitsHIV riskCircumcision ratesRecent FindingsSinceMale circumcisionHealth section
2019
Modeling economic and epidemiological impact of voluntary medical male circumcision among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China
Zhang C, Penson DF, Qian HZ, Webb GF, Lou J, Shephard BE, Liu Y, Vermund SH. Modeling economic and epidemiological impact of voluntary medical male circumcision among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2019, 30: 630-638. PMID: 30890118, PMCID: PMC6666307, DOI: 10.1177/0956462419831859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary medical male circumcisionNew HIV casesMedical male circumcisionHIV casesMale circumcisionHIV/AIDS epidemicCoverage rateHIV acquisitionHIV incidenceCumulative numberCircumcision ratesDeterministic compartmental modelEpidemiological impactVMMC implementationAIDS epidemicMenMSMCircumcisionSexYearsCompartmental modelCasesIncidence
2016
Lower HIV Risk Among Circumcised Men Who Have Sex With Men in China
Qian HZ, Ruan Y, Liu Y, Milam DF, Spiegel HM, Yin L, Li D, Shepherd BE, Shao Y, Vermund SH. Lower HIV Risk Among Circumcised Men Who Have Sex With Men in China. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 71: 444-451. PMID: 26413852, PMCID: PMC4767598, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower oddsHIV infectionGenital examinationMale circumcisionVoluntary medical male circumcisionLifetime male sexual partnersHIV heterosexual transmissionMale sexual transmissionLow HIV riskInsertive anal sexInsertive anal intercourseMedical male circumcisionMale sexual partnersAnal sex rolesUncircumcised menCircumcision statusHeterosexual transmissionSexual transmissionInsertive sexClinical trialsHIV riskCircumcision ratesSyphilis riskAnal intercourseLower risk
2014
A-101 New Evidence that Circumcision Might Protect MSM from HIV
Vermund S, Qian H, Ruan Y, Shao Y, Liu Y, Milam D, Spiegel H, Li D, Yin L. A-101 New Evidence that Circumcision Might Protect MSM from HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: 37. DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000456053.93927.60.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsertive anal sexAnal sexUncircumcised menCircumcision statusMale circumcisionMultivariate logistic regression analysisOdds of HIVUnknown HIV statusHIV prevention strategiesCross-sectional studyInsertive anal intercourseLogistic regression analysisAnal sex rolesAdjusted riskHIV clinicSyphilis infectionHIV statusClinical trialsCircumcision ratesGenital examinationAnal intercourseLower oddsGenital examHIVPrevention strategies