scholarly journals Homoseksualitas: Tinjauan Kesehatan Reproduksi

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Budhy Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Unsafe Sexual Practices ◽  
Hiv Aids

The issue of homosexuality brings about various viewpoints that are controversial from any aspect. In terms of health, for example, many people link homosexuality as being the cause of the spread of HIV/AIDS, even though homosexuals themselves do not accept this accusation. In this article, Budi Wahyuni endeavours to look more "fairly" at this issue. According to her, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases are caused by unsafe sexual practices. Among those sexual acts vulnerable to the spread of sexually trans mitted diseases are oral sex, anal sex and masturbation, whether they are done by homosexuals or heterosexuals.

scholarly journals Amyl Nitrites and Sexual Behavior

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
David Tian En Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Inhalant Abuse ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Unsafe Sexual Practices ◽  
Homosexual Community ◽  
Hiv Aids

This paper looked into the abuse of inhalable nitrites, mainly amyl nitrites, commonly known by the street name of poppers. This paper compiled several studies of nitrite inhalant abuse and the risk associated with the sexual practices that may concur. The paper explores first, the history and true intentions of nitrite inhalants, then the increasing abuse mainly within the homosexual community, and the legitimacy of the link of nitrites and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.  Various studies discussed in the paper will show that there is no legitimate link between poppers increasing the chance of HIV/AIDS but it is the unsafe sexual practices that occur with poppers that lead to various sexually transmitted diseases. The dangers of inhalable nitrites come from legal loopholes, use with other drugs such as Viagra, and the nature of unsafe sexual practices mostly within the homosexual community.

scholarly journals Modelling the multiple anatomical site transmission of Mycoplasma genitalium among men who have sex with men in Australia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianglong Xu ◽  
Catriona S. Bradshaw ◽  
Eric P. F. Chow ◽  
Jason J. Ong ◽  
Jane S. Hocking ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycoplasma Genitalium ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Anatomical Site ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Transmitted Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sex With Men

AbstractMycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium) is a recently recognised and important sexually transmitted infection among men who have sex with men (MSM). The role of oral sex, rimming, and kissing on M. genitalium transmission in MSM is unclear. We created four deterministic susceptible-infectious-susceptible epidemic models to examine the role that different sexual behaviours play in transmitting M. genitalium at the oropharynx, urethra anorectum among men who have sex with men in Australia. Our results suggest that oral and anal sex without other sexual practices (model 1) replicate well single site infection at the oropharynx, urethra and anorectum and also multi-site infection. If kissing or rimming are added to model 1 (i.e., model 2–4) no substantial improvements in the calibration of the models occur. Model 1 estimates that 3.4% of infections occur at the oropharynx, 34.8% at the urethra and 61.8% at the anorectum. Model 1 also estimates that the proportion of incident M. genitalium transmitted by anal sex was 82.4%, and by oral sex was about 17.6%. Our findings could provide an enhanced understanding of M. genitalium transmission in MSM, thus providing insights into what sexual practices contribute most to transmission.

26. MORE THAN JUST ANAL SEX: THE POTENTIAL FOR STI TRANSMISSION AMONG MEN VISITING SEX ON PREMISES VENUES IN MELBOURNE

Sexual Health ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
C. Phang ◽  
J. S. Hocking ◽  
C. K. Fairley ◽  
C. Bradshaw ◽  
P. Hayes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Male Partner ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Anal Penetration

Objective: Sex On Premises Venues (SOPVs), where men have sex with other men, provide an environment where the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is potentially enhanced. However, the extent to which SOPVs contribute to STI transmission is unknown. This study aimed to obtain detailed data on the types of sexual practices and frequency of these practices among men who have sex with men (MSM) visiting SOPVs in Melbourne, Australia. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, MSM visiting 6 Melbourne SOPVs between December 2006 and February 2007 were asked to complete an exit survey on the types of sexual practices and frequency of such practices they had engaged in at that visit. Of 447 men approached, 150 (34%) participated in the study. Results: The median age of participants was 42.5 years (range 20-79). Among participants who engaged in receptive oral sex (66%) and insertive oral sex (75%), the median number of such acts reported by each man during the visit was 2 (range 1-10) and 2 (range 1-10) respectively. Eleven men (7%) reported receptive oral sex with ejaculation into their mouth with a median of 1 act (range 1-3) per man. Among participants who engaged in receptive anal sex (19%) and insertive anal sex (38%), the median number of such acts per man during the visit was 1 (range 1-4) and 1 (range 1-8) respectively. Eleven men (7%) reported unprotected insertive anal sex with a median of 1 act (range 1-4) per man; 4 (3%) reported unprotected receptive sex. A substantial number of men who did not report any anal sex engaged in practices potentially capable of transmitting infections. Notably, 44 men (29%) reported unprotected rubbing or touching of their penis ('nudging') onto another man's anus without actual anal penetration with a total of 71 other men (median 1 act per man, range 1-10). When specifically asked, 17 (39%) of these men reported that they had not engaged in 'anal sex'. In addition, 32 men (21%) reported being the recipients of 'nudging' with 40 other men. Fourteen (44%) of these men reported not having had any 'anal sex'. Oro-anal sex, whether 'active' or 'passive', was reported by 57 (38%) of men, while 84 (56%) men reported anal penetration using fingers, whether receptive or insertive. A significant minority (11%) of men reported that their ability to have safe sex was compromised by the use of drugs or alcohol. Of note, 58 (39%) men reported having a regular male partner, with whom 23 (40%) had unprotected anal sex. And 13 (9%) reported having a regular female partner, with whom 10 (77%) reportedly had unprotected vaginal or anal sex. Conclusions: The potential for STI transmission between men visiting Melbourne SOPVs and to their partners outside these venues is high. The contribution of what might be perceived as 'safer' sex practices to the transmission of STIs among MSM may have been underrecognised.

scholarly journals 502Modelling Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium transmission in men who have sex with men

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianglong Xu ◽  
Christopher K Fairley ◽  
Lei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Mycoplasma Genitalium ◽  
Compartmental Models ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Sex With Men

Abstract Background Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) are two common sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men that are assumed to be transmitted only by oral and anal sex. However, this assumption has not been tested in mathematical models before. Methods To test a variety of potential transmission routes against the known proportion of infections at the oropharynx, mouth and anus, we established 20 compartmental models involving different sexual practices. We tested transmission by a) only anal sex and oral sex; b) adding rimming and kissing to anal and oral sex, and c) adding sequential sexual practices (e.g. oral sex followed by oral-anal sex (rimming) or vice versa. Results We could not replicate the proportion of anatomical sites infected with CT using anal or oral sex alone or by adding riming and kissing. However, if we included sequential sexual practices, then we were able to replicate the prevalence of CT at each site including infection at more than one site. In contrast, we were able to replicate infection for MG at the three sites using transmission routes that involved only anal sex and oral sex without the need for adding any other routes of transmission. Conclusions Our model indicates that more complicated transmission routes are required to explain the observed prevalence of infection with CT, but that for MG transmission involving only anal and oral sex is sufficient. Key messages Unlike CT, MG transmission does not require more complicated transmission routes.

scholarly journals Trends and differences in sexual practices and sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW): a repeated cross-sectional study in Melbourne, Australia

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e037608
Author(s):  
Mario Martín-Sánchez ◽  
Richard Case ◽  
Christopher Fairley ◽  
Jane S Hocking ◽  
Catriona Bradshaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Receptive Anal Sex ◽  
Sex With Men

ObjectivesIn the 2010s, there has been an increase in sexually transmitted infections (STI) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Australia, and since 2015 also in urban heterosexuals. Men who have sex with both men and women (MSMW) have characteristics that may differ from both men who have sex with men only (MSMO) and heterosexual men. We aimed to compare the sexual practices and the trends in HIV/STI positivity between MSMO and MSMW.DesignRepeated cross-sectional study.SettingA sexual health centre in Melbourne, Australia.ParticipantsMSM aged 18 years and above who attended the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre for the first time between 2011 and 2018. This includes 12 795 MSMO and 1979 MSMW.Primary outcome measuresDemographic characterics, sexual practices and HIV/STI positivity.ResultsCompared with MSMW, MSMO were more likely to practice anal sex and to have condomless receptive anal sex with casual male partners, and less likely to have a current regular relationship. Over the 8-year period, there was an increase in condomless receptive anal sex with casual male partners for both groups (MSMO: from 46.2% to 63.3%, ptrend <0.001; MSMW: from 41.3% to 57.9%, ptrend=0.011). Syphilis positivity increased in MSMO (from 5.5% to 7.9%, ptrend=0.012) and MSMW (from 0.9% to 6.4%, ptrend=0.004) and HIV remained stable. Gonorrhoea increased among MSMO from 2011 to 2014 (from 6.7% to 9.6%, ptrend=0.002), and remained stable from 2015 to 2018. MSMO had higher odds of testing positive for gonorrhoea (adjusted OR (aOR) 1.36, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.64), chlamydia (aOR 1.39, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.67), syphilis (aOR 1.74, 95% CI 1.37 to 2.22) and HIV (aOR 4.60, 95% CI 2.43 to 8.70) than MSMW.ConclusionsMSMW have overall lower condomless sex and lower HIV/STI positivity. In the last years, changes in sexual practices in MSM have affected both MSMW and MSMO leading to an increased STI risk.

scholarly journals Sexually transmitted diseases in a specialized STD healthcare center: epidemiology and demographic profile from january 1999 to december 2009

2013 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Jorge Fagundes ◽  
Elso Elias Vieira Junior ◽  
Ana Carolina Marteline Cavalcante Moysés ◽  
Fernão Dias de Lima ◽  
Fátima Regina Borges de Morais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Mixed Race ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Male Patients

BACKGROUND: Sexually Transmitted Diseases are still considered a serious public health problem in Brazil and worldwide.OBJECTIVE: To examine Sexually Transmitted Diseases prevalence and the sickness impact profile of STDs in a reference health center specializing in the treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.METHOD: We collected epidemiological, demographic, clinical and laboratory data from the medical records and interviews of 4,128 patients who had attended the center from January 1999 to December 2009.RESULTS: Male patients outnumbered (76%) females (24%), Caucasians outnumbered (74.3%) those of mixed race (14.8%), blacks (10.8%) and Asians (0.1%). STD occurrence was higher in the 20-29 age group (46.2%) This population included 34.7% high school graduates, 8.7% college graduates and 0.8% illiterates. As for affective-sexual orientation, 86.5% were heterosexual, 7.8% homosexual and 5.5% bisexual. Regarding patients' sexual practices over the previous 30 days, 67.7% reported sexual intercourse with one person, 8.6% had had sex with two persons and 3.9%, with three or more people. The highest incidence of STD was condyloma acuminata, affecting 29.4% of all the patients, genital candidiasis 14.2%, and genital herpes 10.6%. Of the 44.3% who submitted to serologic testing for HIV detection 5% were positive, with a ratio of 6.8 males to 1 female.CONCLUSIONS:STD prevalence remains high in Brazil and it is necessary to invest in early detection, prevention and treatment.

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