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HPV MON AMONG SEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUNG GAY MEN
Gay teenagers who have had at least four sexual partners are at creased risk of ntractg human papillomavis (HPV), a new study suggts. * gay and hpv *
For this reason, HIV-posive gay or bisexual men have higher levels of both HPV fectn and HPV-related disease than heterosexual men (Ste, 1999).
An timated 61% of HIV-negative and 93% of HIV-posive gay and bisexual men have anal HPV fectns, pared to 50% or ls of heterosexual men. Dpe the fact that HPV is the most mon e of anal ncer men, those who have the hight risk rema woefully unaware, wh studi suggtg that only about 25% of gay and bisexual men are knowledgeable about the relatnship between HPV fectn and anal ncer. NEW YORK (Rters Health) - Gay teenagers who have had at least four sexual partners are at creased risk of ntractg human papillomavis (HPV), a new study least half of sexually active people get HPV at some pot their liv, acrdg to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn (CDC).
Prev rearch has suggted most adult gay men have the sexually transmted fectn.