Search results for anal intercourse
More at-risk teens and young adults engaging in anal intercourse
Nov 19, 2008 |
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A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center suggests that the incidence of heterosexual anal sex is increasing among teens and young adults – particularly those who have recently had unprotected ...
High HIV infection rate among Soweto Township gays
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 31, 2009 |
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New research from UCSF examining HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the township of Soweto in South Africa has found that a third of gay-identified men are infected with HIV.
Online intervention paramount for reducing HIV in high-risk population
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Young Internet-using men who have sex with men AND who meet their sexual partners both online and offline have greater numbers of partners, appear more likely to contract HIV, and report higher substance use rates than those ...
Middle school youth as young as 12 engaging in risky sexual activity
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Middle school youth are engaging in sexual intercourse as early as age 12, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health.
Striking shift seen among newly HIV-infected men regarding partners
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 05, 2007 |
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New data from six U.S. sites show a dramatic shift by men acutely infected with HIV to choose to have unprotected intercourse only with other HIV-infected partners.
Sperm may play leading role in spreading HIV
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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Sperm, and not just the fluid it bathes in, can transmit HIV to macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells (DCs), report a team led by Ana Ceballos at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. By infecting ...
Cancer-causing virus associated with higher risk of new HIV infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Infection with anal human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can cause anal and cervical cancers, is associated with a higher risk of new HIV infection in previously HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM), according ...
Different HIV rates among gay men and straight people not fully explained by sexual behavior
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Differences in sexual behaviours do not fully explain why the US HIV epidemic affects gay men so much more than straight men and women, claims research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Study examines repeated exposure to HIV in treatment-suppressed HIV patients
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Oct 24, 2008 |
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A new study looking at unprotected intercourse within gay couples when each partner has established HIV-infection found a correlation between anti-HIV immune response and sexual activity.
Gene in male fish lures females into sex
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Nov 15, 2007 |
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A gene has been found in male cichlid fish that evolved to lure female fish so that male cichlids can deposit sperm in the females mouths. A study in the online open access journal BMC Biology reveals that ...
Is rubber band ligation an effective method to treat symptomatic hemorrhoids?
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Haemorrhoids are considered one of the most frequent diseases of the anal region with high prevalence (nearly 50% of proctological visits in a colorectal unit), involving any age and affecting both sexes. Numerous modalities ...
Laparoscopic approach to retrorectal cyst
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Retrorectal cystic hamartoma (hindgut cyst) is a rare developmental lesion arising from the vestiges of the embryonic hind gut. Other developmental cysts can occur in retrorectal space. Anal gland cysts can develop near the ...
Certain cancers more common among HIV patients than non-HIV patients
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Sep 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that non-AIDS-defining malignancies such as anal and lung cancer have become more prevalent among HIV-infected patients than non-HIV patients since ...
Study offers new insight on HIV transmission risk of men who have sex with men
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Approximately half of all new HIV infections in the United States result from the sexual risk behaviors of men who have sex with men. Now, a new study led by a researcher at The Miriam Hospital provides additional insight ...
AIDS patients face higher risk of HPV-related cancers as immunosuppression grows
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Risk of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers is greater for people living with AIDS and increases with increasing immunosuppression, according to a new study published online July 31 in the Journal of the National Ca ...
