Emory rearchers have found that black gay men report more stanc of ndom mise and ndom breakage than do whe gay men. Is ndom tn to blame?...
Contents:
- HOW OFTEN DO CONDOMS FAIL? BLACK GAY MEN AND CONDOM PROBLEMS
- WHAT’S THE BT WAY TO E PROTECTN DURG GAY SEX?
- TO USE OR NOT USE CONDOMS? GAY, BI, QUEER TEEN GUYS TELL US
HOW OFTEN DO CONDOMS FAIL? BLACK GAY MEN AND CONDOM PROBLEMS
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Black gay men reported higher rat of ndom breakage and slippage, as well as plete e of ndoms, when pared wh whe gay men, acrdg to a recent study published the journal Sexually Transmted Infectns.
A team of rearchers om Emory Universy terviewed 475 gay men Atlanta, Geia, who dited beg the sertive partner -- or "top" -- the prev six months to pare the occurrenc of events like ndom failure and plete e, and the equency of the events. Before divg to their fdgs, the rearchers acknowledged that the HIV epimic among gay men the U.
Nearly 40% of black gay men reported breakage or plete e, around twice the number for whe gay men. For the rearchers, "plete ndom e" meant that the sertive partner put on a ndom after already peratg the receptive partner or took off before fishg havg sex; black gay men were signifintly more likely to report plete ndom e. Black gay men were also more likely to unroll a ndom pletely before puttg on the penis.
WHAT’S THE BT WAY TO E PROTECTN DURG GAY SEX?
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Also, many black gay men (53%) reported g oil-based lubrints, which are known to weaken ndoms, pared to only 21% of whe gay men. Overall, 61% of gay men reported erectn problems while wearg a ndom, wh more whe gay men reportg erectn problems.
The rearchers nclud that oil-based lubrint e, as well as f and feel problems, might acunt for a nsirable percentage of ndom breaks among gay men, pecially black gay men. Stealthg affects both gay and straight upl. "If you're a gay man who is havg receptive anal terurse, you might be at a high risk of gettg HIV, " a fact backed up by, which timat that 26, 000 of new HIV fectns per year affect gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men.
TO USE OR NOT USE CONDOMS? GAY, BI, QUEER TEEN GUYS TELL US
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