Gay teenagers who have had at least four sexual partners are at creased risk of ntractg human papillomavis (HPV), a new study suggts.
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HPV MON AMONG SEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUNG GAY MEN
* 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).