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Contents:
- WHY ARE GAY MEN MORE AT RISK FOR HIV?
- HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- HIV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S.
- STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
WHY ARE GAY MEN MORE AT RISK FOR HIV?
The high percentage of gay and bisexual men who are livg wh HIV means that, as a group, they have a greater risk of beg exposed to HIV; browse lks here. * gay tops and hiv *
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men are disproportnately affected by HIV. Racism, discrimatn, HIV stigma, and homophobia affect the overall health of some gay and bisexual men.
HIV AND ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
What's behd the higher rat of fectn among gay men? Dr. David bunks myths and explas why some groups are and areas are more affected by HIV/AIDS than others. * gay tops and hiv *
Addnally, lower e levels and higher rat of unemployment and rceratn may make harr for some gay and bisexual men to seek and receive high-qualy health re, cludg HIV ttg, treatment, and other preventn servic.
Most gay and bisexual men get HIV om havg anal sex whout g ndoms or medic to prevent or treat HIV. If you’re a sexually active gay or bisexual man, you may benef om more equent ttg (every 3 to 6 months).
HIV AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN THE U.S.
Gay and bisexual men are more severely affected by HIV than any other group the Uned Stat (US). * gay tops and hiv *
Nearly 70% of people livg wh HIV are homosexual and bisexual men – and thankfully the e of PrEP for HIV preventn is creasg among this group.
Acrdg to a recent study, the number of gay and bisexual mal takg PrEP creased by 500% om 2014 to 2017. However, only 35% of gay and bisexual mal who were at high-risk of HIV transmissn were takg the meditn.
STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
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Other rearchers have predicted that half of all gay men Ameri who are 22 years old today will be HIV posive by the time they’re 50. So how do we go om the odds beg 1 out of 70 that HIV will be transmted durg the most risky sex act to the odds beg 1 out of 2 that young gay men the Uned Stat will ntract HIV before they’re 50?
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” Early rults om the ongog PARTNER study (to be pleted 2017) found zero transmissns among both straight and gay serodisrdant upl when the posive partner was on succsful treatment, even if STIs were prent. Surveys have found that more than one five gay men urban ci are HIV posive, and the vis is more prevalent among MSM of lor and certa muni.
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“In the terview room, stg ont of me, most gay men have heightened risk perceptn and n accurately rece all the circumstanc that may rult HIV transmissn, ” Carballo-Dieguez says. ’” says Jim Pickett, director of preventn advocy and gay men’s health at the AIDS Foundatn of Chigo.
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