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1) "About 10% of new Hepatitis A and 20% of all new Hepatitis B infections in the United States are among gay and bisexual men" (CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/msmhe

by rdl 8y ago

1) "About 10% of new Hepatitis A and 20% of all new Hepatitis B infections in the United States are among gay and bisexual men" (CDC, https://www.cdc.gov/msmhealth/viral-hepatitis.htm https://www.cdc.gov/msmhealth/viral-hepatitis.htm) -- that's a much higher number than the incidence of gay and bisexual men in the overall population of the US (2-5%?). 2) "Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men have the highest prevalences of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and early syphilis." (SFDPH, https://www.sfdph.org/dph/files/reports/StudiesData/STD/SFSTDAnnlSum2014.pdf https://www.sfdph.org/dph/files/reports/StudiesData/STD/SFST...) 3) "Men who have anal sex with men (MSM) are more likely to get anal HPV than men who only have sex with women. Researchers estimate that the prevalence of anal HPV among men who only have sex with women is around 15% while anal HPV prevalence for MSM is around 60%." (https://betablog.org/anal-cancer-hpv-gay-men-need-know/ https://betablog.org/anal-cancer-hpv-gay-men-need-know/ which references http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/203/1/66.full.pdf+html http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/203/1/66.full.pdf+html)

kadendogthing 8y ago
>that's a much higher number than the incidence of gay and bisexual men in the overall population of the US (2-5%?) 1) A valid insight, but misdirected. The prevalence rate is still higher in heterosexuals. You'll find a common point in many medical texts that a lot of what happens in the homosexual community, disease wise, is due to how small it is. A smaller network makes it easier/faster for every node to get the message. >Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men have the highest prevalences of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and early syphilis. 2) Right, in San Francisco. Not world wide. >Men who have anal sex with men (MSM) are more likely to get anal HPV than men who only have sex with women. 3) This isn't surprising, since homosexuals definitely have more anal sex than heterosexuals. You should compare this to general HPV rates. I am still awaiting support for your original claim about homosexual sex.

by rdl 8y ago

kadendogthing 8y ago

>that's a much higher number than the incidence of gay and bisexual men in the overall population of the US (2-5%?) 1) A valid insight, but misdirected. The prevalence rate is still higher in heterosexuals. You'll find a common point in many medical texts that a lot of what happens in the homosexual community, disease wise, is due to how small it is. A smaller network makes it easier/faster for every node to get the message. >Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men have the highest prevalences of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and early syphilis. 2) Right, in San Francisco. Not world wide. >Men who have anal sex with men (MSM) are more likely to get anal HPV than men who only have sex with women. 3) This isn't surprising, since homosexuals definitely have more anal sex than heterosexuals. You should compare this to general HPV rates. I am still awaiting support for your original claim about homosexual sex.