The PrePex-associated increase in anaerobes may account for unpleasant odor and a possible heightened risk of tetanus.

Over the course of the week, one story that stood out was that of Tzameret Fuerst (pictured right), co-founder and former CEO of PrePex, a non-surgical medical device for adult male circumcision designed to prevent HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.
She spoke of her struggles as an entrepreneur—dealing with doing business in Africa, opportunist partners, governments, huge industry bodies—and the many hurdles on the road to selling over one million devices.

There have been bumps in the road, and new challenges are
arising. First, the WHO has expended great efforts in promoting
two plastic ring devices that were to have simplified the surgical
procedure; both have fared poorly in SA. Initial enthusiasm led
to 9% of circumcisions being performed by device (primarily the
PrePex) in 2015, which has diminished to nil at present.[4] The
need for a prior course of tetanus immunisation, increased pain,
malodour, the inconvenience of wearing a plastic ring on the penis
for a week, delayed healing, and the additional resources needed for
the removal procedure have all reduced enthusiasm for the PrePex
and Shang Ring.
SA has not addressed the mismatch between the target population

Die Unternehmerin Fuerst, selbst Mutter zweier Söhne, wird für ihr fortschrittliches Produkt von ganz unerwarteter Seite angegriffen: Beschneidungsgegner werfen ihr vor, Männer zu hassen und sich an ihnen "rächen" zu wollen. Den medizinischen Nutzen von Beschneidungen bezweifeln sie, egal was zahlreiche Studien belegen. Die 45-Jährige versteht die ganze Aufregung nicht. Sie will ihre Ringe ja ohnehin in Afrika einsetzen...

SA [Südafrika] has not addressed the mismatch between the target population
and who is actually getting circumcised.[5] Promotion efforts are
being directed towards men, while nearly half of circumcisions are
currently being performed on boys 10 - 14 years of age.[4]

Payment mechanisms need to be developed to remove barriers
to voluntary circumcision. In the private sector, incentives need
to be developed to encourage voluntary circumcision in all age
groups.

"Es hat überhaupt nicht wehgetan", sagt da ein junger Mann, der die Prozedur bereits hinter sich hat, mit breitem Grinsen im Gesicht. Und ein anderer behauptet sogar, da unten sehe es jetzt viel besser aus als zuvor.

Tzameret Fuerst schrieb:

Ich habe die Hände so vieler Männer gehalten...