Unrstand health ncerns for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and learn how to promote good health.
Contents:
- GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
- STD FACTS – WHAT GAY, BISEXUAL AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEXUALLY TRANSMTED DISEAS
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
- TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
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Unrstand important health issu for gay men and other men who have sex wh men, and get tips for matag good Mayo Clic Staff.
Gay men also are more likely to have body image problems and eatg disorrs, such as anorexia and bulimia, than are other men. Many health re and mental health anizatns foced on the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny also offer substance e treatment or may be able to provi rmatn about lol rourc. And rearch has shown that gay men and other men who have sex wh men experience timate partner vlence at a higher rate than do other men.
A lack of shelters and other facili equipped to offer gay men a safe, supportive place to get help also may make dntg to seek re.
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. * safe from gay *
Concern about homophobia and the stigma sometim associated wh homosexualy may prevent some gay men om gettg route health re.
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.
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;. 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.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men. * safe from gay *
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. 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.
The human papillomavis (HPV) vacce is also available for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men up to 26 years of age to prevent genal warts and other HPV-associated diseas and ndns such as oropharyngeal or anal ncer. While ’s te that most timate partner vlence rourc are for women, specific assistance is available for gay and bisexual men.
There are a few optns for gay men and bisexual men same-sex relatnships who aspire to have children, cludg surrogacy, where sperm is ed to fertilize a donated egg, which is then rried to term by a surrogate mother.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
CDC Fact Sheet: What Gay, Bisexual and Men Who Have Sex wh Men Need to Know About Sexually Transmted Diseas * safe from gay *
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. In an attempt to help terme the worst plac for gay travelers, the duo created the 2019 LGBTQ+ Danger Inx, rankg the world’s most dangero—and saft—untri for gay travelers.
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TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
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