HIV and Gay and Bisexual Men | NIH

Contents:

• NEW HIV DIAGNOS GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AT THEIR LOWT 20 YEARS
• HIV NOW FECTS MORE HETEROSEXUAL PEOPLE THAN GAY OR BISEXUAL MEN – WE NEED A NEW STRATEGY
• LONDON GAY MEN: 2% OF THE POPULATN, A QUARTER OF THE SEXUALLY TRANSMTED FECTNS AND HALF OF HIV FECTNS
• HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• HIV GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE UNED KGDOM: 25 YEARS OF PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
• HIV IS CREASG GAY MEN LONDON BEE OF LACK OF TTG, PARATIVE STUDY FDS

NEW HIV DIAGNOS GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AT THEIR LOWT 20 YEARS

Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men (GBMSM) experience health equali related to STIs. ‘Awarens of and attus to sexually transmissible fectns among gay men and other men who have sex wh men England: a qualative study’ Sexual Health 2019: volume 16, issue 1, pag 18 to 24. Men who have sex wh men (MSM)New HIV diagnosWe e the term 'men who have sex wh men' to scribe all gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh 2021, 1, 081 s of HIV were exposed through sex between men, makg up 36.

The North Wt of England rerd 159 new s and the South East of England rerd fewt new s of this kd 2021 were rerd Wal, wh 18 new s attributed to sex between reAge (England only)In England 2021, 41, 520 dividuals intifyg as gay, bisexual or other men who have sex wh men aged 15 and over were seen for HIV re39% of MSM accsg HIV re 2021 England were aged 50-64, makg this the largt age group send largt group is 35-49, reprentg 38% if MSM receivg HIV re 2021 England.

HIV NOW FECTS MORE HETEROSEXUAL PEOPLE THAN GAY OR BISEXUAL MEN – WE NEED A NEW STRATEGY

EthnicyThe majory (61%) of trans people accsg HIV re are whe (103 people), wh 44 trans people (26%) of other or mixed ethnicy makg up the send largt 2021 61, 092 people iated or ntued PrEP England, among those wh an intified PrEP majory of people on PrEP England 2021 were whe gay, bisexual or other men who have sex wh men, wh 70% of those wh PrEP need iatg or ntug PrEP this only reprented 2% of atten of HIV re who iated or ntued e of PrEP England and sexual orientatn of atten of HIV re iatg or ntug PrEP 2021Age of atten of HIV re iatg or ntug PrEP 2021Ethnicy of atten of HIV re iatg or ntug PrEP 2021UK statistics have been sourced om UKHSA. The number of gay and bisexual men (GBM) wh newly diagnosed HIV fell to the lowt pot 20 years, acrdg to a new report om Public Health England (PHE) published today.

There were 1, 700 new HIV diagnos gay and bisexual men (GBM) 2019 pared to around 1, 600 s heterosexual adults. We e mols to timate newly acquired fectns (fectns acquired recently) for gay and bisexual men only. HIV was tearg the gay muny apart and my diagnosis was almost a relief after a trapped a cycle of sex, shame, fear and regret.

LONDON GAY MEN: 2% OF THE POPULATN, A QUARTER OF THE SEXUALLY TRANSMTED FECTNS AND HALF OF HIV FECTNS

That medil breakthrough 1996 meant an HIV diagnosis was no longer a termal one, but rat among gay men remaed disproportnately high and stigma rife.

HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

Now, 49% of new diagnos England are among straight people (wh an almost even spl between men and women), pared wh 45% for gay and bisexual men.

Instead, ’s primarily the rult of a sharp, staed drop diagnos among gay and bisexual men wh a 71% fall sce 2014. There was a 7% fall HIV ttg by gay men sexual health clics England 2020, but HIV ttg rat heterosexuals dropped by a third. This mak the news of a higher number of HIV diagnos heterosexuals than gay men even more turnaround fortun cis wh three big chang for HIV the UK the past .

HIV GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE UNED KGDOM: 25 YEARS OF PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE

For example, I have 100% nfince that I n’t pass on HIV to my hband, and he do targeted work focg on at-risk groups – cludg gay men, as well as those of black Ain herage and some the trans muny – is workg. This par wh jt 29% among gay and bisexual need to tt more people more often and more plac – regardls of genr, sexualy, ethnicy or anythg else. To ntextualise the size of the challenge, jt 4% of those on NHS England’s PrEP trial didn’t intify as a gay or bisexual also need to ensure that all healthre profsnals have a solid basele knowledge of HIV, which I know om personal experience is all too often not the se.

For example, if someone is prentg wh symptoms of a promised immune system (such as thsh or ld sor), we need GPs to remend an HIV tt for a whe heterosexual grandmother jt as they might for a gay is a unique health challenge and remas one of the most stigmatised health ndns. In recent years, outbreaks of lymphogranuloma venerm (LGV), shigella and sexually transmted hepatis C have occurred almost exclively gay men and have been ncentrated certa London boroughs.

Whereas ’s timated that across the Uned Kgdom 1--34 gay men are livg wh HIV, the parable figure for London gay men is 1--12. The HIV-posive populatn is not evenly spread across the pal, reflectg to a great extent the areas which gay men choose to live – and the prry areas for HIV preventn. In boroughs that are further om central London than this, somewhat fewer gay men are livg wh HIV, although almost all have a high overall prevalence of HIV fectn.

HIV IS CREASG GAY MEN LONDON BEE OF LACK OF TTG, PARATIVE STUDY FDS

Whereas the populatn of gay men livg wh HIV London is progrsively gettg olr – the largt age group is men their forti – the average age at which men are diagnosed is droppg. Partnership patterns: a signifint mory of gay men have large numbers of sexual partners, cludg ncurrent or overlappg sexual partnerships. Recreatnal dg e: rat of dg e are relatively high London gay men and mand for specialist dg servic has creased.

Dg and alhol servic need to be able to meet the needs of gay men, and sexual health servic should be able to offer harm rctn advice. Gay men who fied medil advice seem to have changed the urse of the HIV epimic the UK – for the better.