Hepatitis and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Gay Men and in Lesbians

The prevalence of most sexually transmitted diseases is disproportionately increased in gay men and paradoxically decreased in lesbian women. The spectrum of diseases seen in gay men include a variety of enteric infections including hepatitis A, shigellosis, salmonellosis, Campylobacter enteritis, a...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted diseases 1981-10, Vol.8 (4), p.330-332
Main Author: WILLIAM, DANIEL C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Dysentery, Bacillary - transmission
Female
Hepatitis - transmission
Hepatitis A - transmission
Hepatitis B - transmission
Homosexuality
Humans
Intestinal Diseases - microbiology
Male
Salmonella Infections - transmission
Sex Factors
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - transmission
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Summary:The prevalence of most sexually transmitted diseases is disproportionately increased in gay men and paradoxically decreased in lesbian women. The spectrum of diseases seen in gay men include a variety of enteric infections including hepatitis A, shigellosis, salmonellosis, Campylobacter enteritis, amebiasis, giardiasis, and enterobiasis as well as the more common sexually transmitted diseases. Hepatitis is endemic in gay male populations. The patterns of sexual behavior are the major factors contributing to this unique epidemiology and pathology. Increased sexual activity explained by the unrestrained cultural expectation of maleness, the functional overlap during sex between the genital-urinary and gastrointestinal systems, and anonymous sexual activity are all significant epidemiologic components.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521