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History of Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV Risk Behaviors in Homosexual and Bisexual Men

Researchers in the current study set out to examine the prevalence and frequency of childhood sexual abuse and their association with sexual risk in a sample of gay and bisexual men. At the 1997 and 1998 Minneapolis/St. Paul Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,... Read more »

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Estimating the Risk of HIV Transmission From Homosexual Men Receiving Treatment to Their HIV-Uninfected Partners

The current study was designed to determine how the risk of transmission from HIV-infected gay men receiving antiretroviral treatment relates to patterns of patient monitoring and condom use. A stochastic mathematical simulation model was... Read more »

Increase in HIV Sexual Risk Behavior in Homosexual Men in Scotland, 1996-2002: Prevention Failure?

To examine trends in homosexual men's sexual risk behavior for HIV infection in Scotland, the authors conducted cross-sectional surveys in 1996, 1999 and 2002 in gay bars in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Overall, they interviewed 6,508 men: 2,276 (79... Read more »

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Does being a homosexual increase one's risks of contracting AIDS?

I asked such a similar question before, but I do not know if it was ever answered, so I'm asking again, forgive me. I'm doing a project on AIDS for my high school anatomy class, and I've been getting mixed messages about the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,There is a common myth that HIV/AIDS is a gay disease. However, the reality is that anyone, gay or straight, black or white, male or female, intelligent or Republican, can acquire HIV/AIDS. The AIDS virus is transmitted through unsafe sex,... Read more »

homosexuality risks in relation ship

hi doctor i am a guy i had sexual relationship with another guy but there was no anal just we kissed each other french kiss opening mouthed and i put my tongue between his lips there was no wounds or cuts in my lips or my tongue same as him and i...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiFirst oral sex carries the lowest risk of HIV transmission, this includes kissing. As for the rubbing on one another and the ejaculating outside of the body there was no direct exchange of body fluid. All of what you participated in is considered... Read more »

Early aged homosexual experiences. What is my risk?

Hey.Even though I have not told this to anyone, its been nagging at me for a while and i would like to find out the risk of it.When i was younger (maybe 11-12) i had sexually experimented with a friend of mine who was also male. We had no idea...

Response from Richard Cordova III

Test Positive Aware Network

Hi there:If the anal sex was unprotected, then there was a risk for HIV transmission. Was your friend also 11-12 at the time? Were you a virgin at the time? Was your friend? The only way I would be able to say that there was no risk would have been... Read more »

HIV in homosexuals?

Why is that gays and lesbians are more likely to get HIV and AIDS than heterosexuals?...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

There are an estimated 31 million people infected with HIV worldwide. Most of those infections occurred through heterosexual contact; some estimates suggest 70% or more infections occur through heterosexual contact. Anywhere from 5-10% of... Read more »

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Bisexuals/Homosexuals

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

This is directed ONLY to those bisexual/homosexual men who date women. STOP infecting women! For whatever reason you abandoned your first choice of having sex with men, fearing HIV is a reason, and you decided to get your pleasure from women who... Read more »

1 time homosexual expirience

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had a 1 time gay expirience now I hope I don't get Aids from it.

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Homosexuality and HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Of new infections among men in the United States, CDC estimates that approximately 60 percent of men were infected through homosexual sex, 25 percent through injection drug use, and 15 percent through heterosexual sex. Of newly infected men,... Read more »

is poz for homosexuals?

Posted by howard, 2 Replies

Why am i not getting responses fom heterosexual people. i live in cleveland ohio where there are plenty of gay gangsters and people straddling the fence when it comes to sexual behavior. the down low does exsist and its a problem for my sisters that... Read more »

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