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Home Front: Culture Wars
Majority of ‘Unprecedented' High Rate of Syphilis Cases Are Gay, Bisexual Men
2016-10-25
[Breitbart] The report states - Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (collectively referred to as MSM) are at increased risk for STDs, including antimicrobial resistant gonorrhea, when compared to women and exclusively heterosexual men. Because STDs, and the behaviors associated with acquiring them, increase the likelihood of acquiring and transmitting HIV infection, STD incidence among MSM may also be an indicator of higher risk for subsequent HIV infection.

Individual-level risk behaviors, such as number of lifetime sex partners, rate of partner exchange and frequency of unprotected sex, may contribute to disparities observed in the sexual health of MSM. However, population-level factors such as limited or overlapping social and sexual networks are also associated with higher rates of STDs, including HIV among MSM.

CDC is recommending that healthcare providers make STD screening a standard part of medical care, "especially in pregnant women."

The report found overall that, in 2015, "more cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis combined were reported than ever before."
Posted by:Besoeker

#4   (collectively referred to as MSM)

The irony is deep with that one.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-10-25 12:15  

#3  collectively referred to as MSM

In my time they were collectively referred to as a traditional British dish.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-10-25 11:32  

#2  The fear of AIDS suppressed STD rates in the gay community for a couple of decades, but now we are seeing how all lifestyles have consequences, and some more than others.
Posted by: phil_b   2016-10-25 03:49  

#1  Possibly another observable of the self-correcting abilities of nature ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-10-25 02:01  

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