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From: DOUG%YSUB.BITNET@oac.ucla.edu (Doug Sewell)
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Subject: F->M HIV transfer
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Date: 17 Nov 89 14:38:19 GMT
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How vulnerable is a male to contracting the HIV virus from a female
sexual partner ?  Is circumcision (or lack thereof) a factor ?  Is
there a feel for the percentage of cases where females transferred
the HIV virus to their male partners ?

Doug