THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Young men who have sex wh other men don't fully grasp their risk for human papillomavis (HPV) fectn, due to a lack of rmatn om health re provirs, rearchers say. Interviews wh men their early 20s who are gay, bisexual or who in...
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- STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
- GAY MEN UNRTIMATE THEIR RISKS FROM HPV
- CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
CDC remends a variety of laboratory ttg and STD screengs to ensure the health of gay and bisexual men. * gay men's health hpv *
For this reason, HIV-posive gay or bisexual men have higher levels of both HPV fectn and HPV-related disease than heterosexual men (Ste, 1999). An timated 61% of HIV-negative and 93% of HIV-posive gay and bisexual men have anal HPV fectns, pared to 50% or ls of heterosexual men. Dpe the fact that HPV is the most mon e of anal ncer men, those who have the hight risk rema woefully unaware, wh studi suggtg that only about 25% of gay and bisexual men are knowledgeable about the relatnship between HPV fectn and anal ncer.
GAY MEN UNRTIMATE THEIR RISKS FROM HPV
Sexually Transmted Diseas (STDs) have been creasg among gay and bisexual men. * gay men's health hpv *
Jt like all other men, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men need to know how to protect their health throughout their life. However, pared to other men, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men are addnally affected by:.
CANCER FACTS FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health. * gay men's health hpv *
There are many reasons why gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men may have higher rat of HIV and STDs. Prevalence of HIV among sexual partners of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men is 40 tim that of sexual partners of heterosexual men;. Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men on average have a greater number of lifetime sexual partners.
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In fact, gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men make up more than half of the people livg wh HIV the Uned Stat and experience two thirds of all new HIV fectns each year. Further, young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men 13-24 had over 72% of the timated new HIV fectns 2010.
CDC Fact Sheet: What Gay, Bisexual and Men Who Have Sex wh Men Need to Know About Sexually Transmted Diseas * gay men's health hpv *
In 2012, 75% of reported syphilis s were among gay and bisexual men. The large percentage of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men who have HIV and STDs means that, as a group, they have a higher chance of beg exposed to the diseas.
Most gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men get HIV by havg anal sex, which is the riskit type of sex for gettg or spreadg HIV.
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Which tts are remend to help ensure the sexual health of gay and bisexual men? All sexually active gay and bisexual men should be tted regularly for STDs.
CDC remends sexually active gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men tt for:.