Gay Men and STDs | Sexually Transmted Diseas | CDC

Contents:

• STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
• PREVALENCE OF MYPLASMA GENALIUM GAY MEN EQUALS THAT OF CHLAMYDIA
• IT’S TIME TO EXPAND CHLAMYDIA TREATMENT FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• RARE CHLAMYDIA SPREADG AMONG GAY MEN
• GAY MEN SHOULD HAVE RECTAL TTS FOR CHLAMYDIA AS PART OF ROUTE SEXUAL HEALTH RE
• STIS WILL BE MISSED UNLS GAY MEN HAVE RECTAL AND THROAT SWABS

STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS

While anyone who has sex n get an STD, sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men (MSM) are at greater risk. Homophobia, stigma and discrimatn n negatively fluence the health of gay and bisexual men.

CDC remends sexually active gay and bisexual men get tted for:. Get Vaccated: Gay and bisexual men are at greater risk for hepatis A and B, and human papillomavis (HPV). Get Vaccated: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men have a greater chance of gettg Hepatis A, Hepatis B, and HPV.

Gay and bisexual men are also at risk sce chlamydia n spread through oral and anal sex. Gay or bisexual men and pregnant people should also get tted for chlamydia. LGV is the e of recent proctis outbreaks among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men (MSM) worldwi.

PREVALENCE OF MYPLASMA GENALIUM GAY MEN EQUALS THAT OF CHLAMYDIA

People who are more likely to get chlamydia clu gay, bi, and other men who have sex wh men, and young people.

If you intify as a gay, bi or any other man who has sex wh men, then you n get tted at LGBT Foundatn through our full sexual health screeng clic partnership wh The Northern.

IT’S TIME TO EXPAND CHLAMYDIA TREATMENT FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

Gay, bi, and other men who have sex wh men are more at risk of gettg LGV. 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.

RARE CHLAMYDIA SPREADG AMONG GAY MEN

However, pared to other men, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men are addnally affected by:. 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.

Homophobia;. 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.

GAY MEN SHOULD HAVE RECTAL TTS FOR CHLAMYDIA AS PART OF ROUTE SEXUAL HEALTH RE

Further, young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men 13-24 had over 72% of the timated new HIV fectns 2010. 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.

STIS WILL BE MISSED UNLS GAY MEN HAVE RECTAL AND THROAT SWABS

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. 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:.

CDC’s Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Health Servic page has rourc that n help you fd health re provirs that are skilled providg health servic to gay and bisexual men. Which vaccatns do CDC remend for gay and bisexual men?