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Expert Recommends "Prevention Cocktail" to Curb Epidemic of HIV Among U.S. Men Who Have Sex With Men (February 4, 2008)
From The Body PRO
HIV Viral Load in Semen Is Highest Three to Four Weeks After Infection, Study Says (August 28, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
Study May Help Explain Why HIV Is More Easily Transmitted Through Anal Sex Than Oral Sex (July 16, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
Gay, Male Sex Workers in Africa Urgently Need HIV Prevention, Study Says (June 28, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
HIV Rates High, Unsafe Sex Common Among Gay Men in British Cities (May 1, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
New Frontiers in HIV Prevention: Male Circumcision and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the United States -- An Interview at CROI 2007 With Patrick Sullivan, Ph.D., and Lynn Paxton, M.D., M.P.H. (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
"POZ Parties": Good, Bad and Ugly (October 4, 2005)
A New York City study finds that such parties, which involve sexually active, HIV-positive men who have sex with men, reduce the spread of HIV but increase other transmission risks.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Use of the Internet by Gay and Bisexual Male Escorts (November 2004)
Jeffrey T. Parsons, Ph.D., discusses his recent study on this issue and the implications his findings have on efforts to prevent barebacking among HIV-infected men.
From Medical Advocates for Social Justice
Prostate Massage Increases Amount of HIV in Semen (July 20, 2004)
The practice, which is sometimes used for sexual stimulation, appears to increase HIV levels in semen even if a man has an undetectable viral load.
From aidsmap.com
Top Partner in Anal Sex May Be at Greater Risk for HIV Than First Thought (June 26, 2004)
The amount of HIV present in rectal secretions far exceeds the amount of HIV in blood or semen -- even if a person is taking HAART, a study finds.
From Advocate.com
Gay Men Still Rely on Disclosure to Avoid HIV (January 20, 2004)
Among many unsettling findings, this large UK survey reveals that a common HIV prevention strategy for gay men is to simply have faith that their HIV-positive partners will always disclose their status before sex.
From aidsmap.com
Many U.S. MSM Enjoy Unprotected Anal Sex; HIV Risk Factors Vary (August 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gay Men Less Likely to Tell Partners of HIV Than Heterosexuals (June 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MSM Prevention Should Focus More on Psychosocial Factors (June 24, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
High-Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Six U.S. Cities: Baseline Data From the EXPLORE Study (June 19, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Contribution of Steady and Casual Partnerships to the Incidence of HIV Infection Among Homosexual Men in Amsterdam (May 3, 2003)
Another study that demonstrates young gay men are getting HIV from their steady partners.
In AIDS
MSM Prefer Male Condoms Over "Female Condom" in Trial (April 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California Festival Is Called Syphilis Threat (April 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Policy Has Minimal Impact on Risky Sex at Gay Bathhouses (April 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Some Men Are "Bridges" to HIV for Heterosexual Women (April 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/STD Risks in Young Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Do Not Disclose Their Sexual Orientation -- Six U.S. Cities, 1994-2000 (February 7, 2003)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Almost No Chance of Male-Male HIV Transmission From Oral Sex, Study Says (December 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study Examines Sexual Compulsiveness and High-Risk Behavior Among MSM (November 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Drug Treatment Best Hope for Meth-Using Men Who Have Sex With Men (November 1, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Microbicides and HIV Prevention (November/December 2002)
To read PDF, click here
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Hepatitis Immunization Rates Remain Less Than Half for Gay and Bisexual Men (September 23, 2002)
Rates vary widely by city, Seattle shines.
From Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Psychosocial Problems Linked to Higher HIV Risk in Men Who Have Sex With Men (August 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Community Building Reduces Young Gay Men's HIV Risk Behavior (August 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Online Access to Risky Sex (July 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paradigm Shift for HIV Prevention in the United States (June 18, 2002)
An analysis of possible responses to the recent resurgence of infection rates among men who have sex with men.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study Shows Gay Men in San Francisco Less Afraid of HIV (October 22, 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
A Cognitive Behavioural Intervention to Reduce Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Gay Men: Randomized Trial (June 16, 2001)
In British Medical Journal
Bacterial STDs and Sexual Mixing of HIV-Discordant Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Recipe for HIV Transmission (February 6, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO

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