CDC remends a variety of laboratory ttg and STD screengs to ensure the health of gay and bisexual men.
Contents:
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAWS RCE DOCTOR VISS AND HEALTH RE STS FOR GAY MEN
- SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAWS RCE DOCTOR VISS AND HEALTH RE STS FOR GAY MEN
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
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Siarly, gay and bisexual men report more ncer diagnos and lower survival rat, higher rat of rdvascular disease and risk factors, as well as higher total numbers of acute and chronic health ndns such as headach and urary ntence than heterosexual men.
Siarly, fewer bisexual men reported good/excellent health pared to gay or heterosexual men. Oby rat are higher among lbian and bisexual women pared to heterosexual women, but are lowt among gay men.
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAWS RCE DOCTOR VISS AND HEALTH RE STS FOR GAY MEN
One of the most signifint health challeng facg the LGBT muny has been the HIV/AIDS epimic’s impact on gay and bisexual men, and transgenr women. After experiencg a dramatic rise new fectns the 1980s, efforts by the gay muny and public health officials helped to brg HIV cince down; however, recent years, new fectns among gay and bisexual men the U.
Figure 3: Impact of HIV on Gay and Bisexual Men the U.
In 2014, gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex wh men (MSM), while reprentg an timated 2% of the U. G., that sexually active gay and bisexual men may benef om more equent ttg, such as every 3 to 6 months).
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAWS RCE DOCTOR VISS AND HEALTH RE STS FOR GAY MEN
While seven ten gay and bisexual men say they have gotten an HIV tt at some pot their liv, jt 30 percent say they were tted wh the past Three ten (30%) say they have never been tted for HIV, risg to 44% of those unr age 35. 19 In addn, acrdg to the Kaiser survey, three ten (31%) gay and bisexual men eher say they don’t have a regular place to go for medil re or they don’t have a regular physician. 27, 28 In fact, until the 1970s, homosexualy was nsired a mental illns the Diagnostic and Statistil Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorrs and by var profsnal anizatns.