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Why Aren't More Queer Men Getting Anal Pap Smears?
Very few people access -- or even know about -- the test that can help detect whether you have HPV in your anus. But it should be a staple of gay and bisexual men's health care.
Everything You Need to Know About Anal Cancer Prevention and Treatment (Video): A Blog Entry by Nelson Vergel
Nelson Vergel talks with Dr. Joel Palefsky and Jeff Taylor, two of the nation's top minds in HIV/HPV, to discuss anal cancer, HPV and HIV.
Anal Cancer: Are You at Risk?
Anal paps aren't indicated for everyone, but are becoming part of routine care for certain populations. Do you need them?
Anal Cancer and HPV: What Do Gay Men Need to Know?
Most often, anal cancer is caused by the stunningly common human papillomavirus (HPV). MSM are more likely to get anal HPV than men who only have sex with women. If you add HIV, the infection risk goes up further.
Using What's in Your Underwear Drawer to Talk About Anal Cancer
You probably don't think about people in their underwear when you think about cancer, but the National LGBT Cancer Network will change that with its Behind Closed Drawers campaign.
Getting to the Bottom of It (Part 2)
You've had your annual rectal exam or anal Pap smear, and this time the test results came back with a red flag. What does this mean, and what exams will you have to get next? Gary Bucher, M.D., explains in this Positively Aware article.
Personal Perspective -- The Good Patient: Fighting Anal Cancer
Five years ago, at age 50, my doctor suggested I get an anal Pap smear. "What's that?" I asked. She told me it was a test for precancerous lesions caused by HPV (human papillomavirus), and that any gay man with HIV should have one done on a regular b...
What Women With HIV Should Know About Menstruation and Aging
Introduction
The Menstrual Cycle
Menstrual Irregularities in Women with HIV
Menopause
HIV and Menopause
Osteopenia and Osteoporosis
Cardiovascular Risk
Management of Menopause
Symptom Management
Avoiding Long-Term Complicat...Surviving Anal Cancer
Anal health is not necessarily something most people want to think about let alone be proactive about. But in recent years more gay men with HIV have been diagnosed with anal cancer. I can count at least five men that I know of that have had to dea...
Treatment Issues for Women: Anal HPV and Anal Dysplasia
Anal HPV and Anal Dysplasia
Anal HPV is common in women with HIV, especially women who've had genital warts, anal sex, or cervical dysplasia. One large study (called the Women's Interagency HIV Study) found anal HPV in 70% of positive women studied....