HIV and Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
General Information
From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
HIV/AIDS among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) . Also available in Spanish.
Prevention challenges [for MSM]
HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Trends in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses Among Men Who Have Sex with Men -- 33 States, 2001-2006
From avert.org
HIV, AIDS, and men who have sex with men
HIV, AIDS, and young gay men
Gay men and lesbians, sex, relationships, and AIDS
From the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
What are men who have sex with men (MSM)'s HIV prevention needs? Also available in Spanish.
What are young gay men's HIV prevention needs? Also available in Spanish.
How do sexual networks affect HIV/STD prevention? Also available in Spanish.
Gay Men and HIV/AIDS. Web page on thebody.com site with links to many articles and resources.
HIV Transmission and Prevention in Gay Men: Related Resources. Page from HIV InSite with links to many articles, reports, and other information.
Men of color who have sex with men and HIV/AIDS in the United States. Fact sheet from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
HIV prevention for men who have sex with men. Issue brief from the American Foundation for AIDS Research.
Massachusetts Information
Inequitable Impact: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Massachusetts. Report from MDPH's HIV/AIDS Bureau dated December 2008.
Epidemiologic Profile Calendar Year 2010. Web page from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's (MDPH) Office of HIV/AIDS. Has link to statewide and regional fact sheets, population-specific fact sheets, and additional information.
Selected highlights from the Epidemiologic Profile:
The Massachusetts HIV/AIDS Epidemic at a Glance and related data tables
Who is currently living with HIV/AIDS? and related data tables
Who is most at risk of HIV infection? and related data tables
Who is experiencing differential impact from HIV/AIDS? and related data tables
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) and related data tables
Selected Recent Articles
Note: Because of the very large number of articles about MSM and HIV, this section focuses on recent news, primarily in the United States. For additional articles, search the kaisernetwork.org, aidsmeds.com, and aidsmap.com.
Non-subtype B infections becoming more prevalent in HIV-positive gay men in UK. Article dated August 16, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
AIDS 2010 Roundup: Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM). Article dated August 10, 2010 from thebody.com.
Prevention Is Failing to Target MSM When They’re Young Enough. Article dated July 29, 2010 from aidsmeds.com.
IAC 2010: HPV Cancer Vaccine Effective for Heterosexual, Gay and Bisexual Men. Article dated July 26, 2010 from aidsmeds.com.
IAC 2010: Study Finds PrEP Is Safe in Gay and Bi Men. Article dated July 26, 2010 from aidsmeds.com.
IAC 2010: Circumcision Unlikely to Have Major HIV Prevention Benefit Among Gay Men. Article dated July 23, 2010 from aidsmeds.com.
UK: one in six gay men testing HIV-positive were infected recently. Article dated July 23, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Ugandan study shows why human rights are central to HIV prevention with African men who have sex with men. Article dated July 22, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
MACS: Childhood Sex Abuse and Victimization Linked to Increased HIV Risk. Article dated July 21, 2010 from aidsmeds.com.
Indirect evidence that treatment is bringing down HIV transmission in Denmark. Article dated July 21, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Study: Global HIV Rates Among MSM Are Soaring. Article dated July 19, 2010 from aidsmeds.com.
Providing prevention for men who have sex with men could significantly reduce HIV infections in many countries. Article dated July 19, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Internet proving a key way to reach men who have sex with men in Africa, Asia and beyond. Article dated July 18, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Where the Gay Men Roam: At Pre-Conference Event, Leaders Discuss Gay Response to HIV. Article dated July 18, 2010 from thebody.com.
Quarter of Swiss gay men using serosorting, strategic position or withdrawal to reduce their HIV risk. Article dated June 16, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
DHHS Advisory Committee Keeps Gay Blood Donation Ban. Article dated June 15, 2010 from hivandhepatitis.com.
Stress increases HIV risk for gay men. Article dated June 15, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
PrEP could reduce condom use by some gay men. Article dated June 14, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
White House Office of National AIDS Policy Holds First Meeting on Black Men and HIV.. Article dated June 8, 2010 from hivandhepatitis.com.
Pressure Grows to Lift Ban on Blood Donation by Gay Men. Article dated June 4, 2010 from hivandhepatitis.com.
Some gay men should be allowed to give blood, argue Canadian researchers. Article dated May 26, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Many southern African MSM have concurrent sexual relationships with both men and women. Article dated May 19, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Feasible to recruit and retain meth-using gay men to programmes treating dependence to the drug. Article dated April 30, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Many People with HIV Remain Undiagnosed, Rates Vary across Demographic and Risk Groups. Article dated April 27, 2010 from hivandhepatitis.com.
Early and continuous antiretroviral therapy advocated by Swiss to stop HIV transmissions in gay men. Article dated April 13, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Having older sexual partners increases HIV risk for younger gay men. Article dated April 6, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
CDC to Increase Funding for HIV Testing, Focusing on Disproportionately Affected Groups. Article dated April 6, 2010 from hivandhepatitis.com.
Recently diagnosed and younger HIV-positive gay men taking more sex risks in Boston study. Article dated April 1, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
CDC Releases New Data Describing Disproportionate Impact of HIV and Syphilis on Gay and Bisexual Men. Article dated March 16, 2010 from hivandhepatitis.com.
Australian Study Finds No Decrease in HIV Transmission Risk per Sex Act among Gay Men Despite ART. Article dated March 16, 2010 from hivandhepatitis.com.
CDC: New MSM HIV Diagnoses 44 Times That of Other Men. Article dated March 10, 2010 from aidsmeds.com.
Rates of new HIV diagnoses amongst US gay men 44 times greater than those in other populations. Article dated March 11, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Gardasil highly effective at preventing pre-cancerous anal lesions in gay men. Article dated February 24, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
French gay men face sixtyfold HIV risk: incidence increasing in Netherlands. Article dated February 18, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Gay men’s risk of acquiring HIV is similar to the pre-HAART era despite widespread use of HAART. Article dated February 16, 2010 from aidsmap.com.
Men Exposed to HIV via Oral Sex Have HIV Neutralizing Antibody Levels Corresponding to Partner's Viral Load. Article dated January 12, 2010 from hivandhepatitis.com.
Race, Age Disparities Among Those with Undiagnosed HIV. Article dated December 23, 2009 from aidsmeds.com.
Half of new diagnoses in French gay men are recent infections. Article dated December 17, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
HIV prevalence and risk behaviour varies between gay men in Southern and Eastern Europe. Article dated December 17, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Gay men remain focus of European HIV epidemic. Article dated December 1, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Commonwealth states must repeal discriminatory, anti-gay laws. Article dated November 27, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Blood rather than semen mode of HCV transmission in HIV-positive gay men. Article dated November 12, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Circumcision protects gay men who have a 'preference' for insertive sex from HIV. Article dated November 5, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Many HIV-Positive Swiss MSM Have Chlamydia and Don't Know It. Article dated November 4, 2009 from aidsmeds.com.
High prevalence of anal chlamydia in Swiss HIV-positive gay men. Article dated October 29, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
High prevalence of anal chlamydia in Swiss HIV-positive gay men. Article dated October 29, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Most hepatitis C infections amongst gay men in Sydney linked to injecting drug use. Article dated October 25, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
News briefs. See the section, “Sexual transmission of HCV” in the Summer/Fall 2009 issue of BETA.
Serosorting and 'strategic positioning' used by HIV-positive US gay men to reduce HIV transmission risks, shows meta-analysis. Article dated August 21, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Hepatitis C spreading rapidly amongst HIV-positive gay men in Amsterdam. Article dated August 5, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Circumcision Protects Insertive MSM Partners. Article dated July 21, 2009 from aidsmeds.com.
Gay men diagnosed during primary infection substantially reduce their risk behaviour. Article dated July 17, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
HIV-positive gay men in UK still disproportionately affected by syphilis and LGV. Article dated July 1, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Gay men sexually abused in childhood more likely to have risky sex and get HIV. Article dated July 1, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Adherence to HIV treatment in US gay men differs by race and ethnicity. Article dated June 30, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Similar rises in gay men’s HIV diagnoses seen in Western Europe, North America and Australia since 2000. Article dated June 22, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
HIV-positive gay men in good health have a risk of MRSA in New York. Article dated June 16, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Perianal infection important source of MRSA-associated skin infections. Article dated June 12, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Sexual problems common in HIV-positive gay men. Article dated May 14, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
US gay men mostly getting HIV from main partners; minority of transmission from men with diagnosed HIV. Article dated May 12, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
HPV Vaccine Is Active in MSM. Article dated May 12, 2009 from aidsmeds.com.
Study shows clear association between use of multiple drugs and risk of HIV for gay men. Article dated May 11, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
HPV Greatly Increases HIV Infection in MSM. Article dated May 4, 2009 from aidsmeds.com.
Over a third of gay men infected with strain of HPV most associated with anal cancer. Article dated April 15, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
CROI 2009 : Transcript: Prevention Highlights - PrEP. Article dated April 12, 2009 from aidsmeds.com.
Stigma and Homophobia: Fueling the Fire. Article from the Spring 2009 issue of Achieve. See pages 5 to 7 of this PDF file. Also available in Spanish.
HPV Infection Rates High in HIV-Positive MSM. Article dated March 18, 2009 from aidsmeds.com.
High rate of anal HPV infection, low rate of clearance and significant new infections in HIV-positive gay men. Article dated March 17, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Conference highlights the forces encouraging risk behaviour in gay men. Article dated March 13, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Stigma drives HIV-positive gay men’s sexual risk-taking. Article dated March 6, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Simulation predicts PrEP may be effective in high-risk gay/bisexual US men, but cost-effectiveness uncertain. Article dated March 2, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Recent infection, high viral load and STIs mean higher risk of onward HIV transmission for gay men. Article dated February 27, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Sexually Transmitted Hepatitis C in MSM in the U.S. and Europe. Article dated February 20, 2009 from aidsmeds.com.
Hepatitis C in HIV-positive gay men: Amsterdam, Paris, New York and UK compared. Article dated February 17, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Serosorting raises the risk of STIs and HIV for German gay men. Article dated February 16, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Gay men should have rectal tests for chlamydia as part of routine sexual health care. Article dated February 6, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Gay men who have group sex get better STI care if they feel confident about being open about this with their doctor. Article dated January 26, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
African-American men ‘on the down low’: a stigmatising and counter-productive description? Article dated January 21, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Missed diagnoses of gay men attending sexual health clinics have implications for HIV testing policy. Article dated January 20, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Gay men often not accessing PEP despite risk of HIV exposure. Article dated January 5, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Internalised homophobia leads to sexual risk taking by HIV-positive gay men. Article dated January 1, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
Most gay men willing to consider PrEP for possible HIV exposure. Article dated January 1, 2009 from aidsmap.com.
HPV Vaccine for Guys: Positive Early Data. Article dated December 10, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
Vanquishing AIDS: Notes on Ending the Epidemic in America. Article dated December 3, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
HIV diagnoses in European MSM have almost doubled since 2000, UK tops the list. Article dated November 28, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Counselling sessions can reduce reported risky sex by HIV-positive gay men. Article dated November 28, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Older HIV-positive gay men as likely to have risky sex as younger gay men with HIV. Article dated November 27, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Study explores verbal and non-verbal communication in unprotected sex between men. Article dated November 18, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Why are gay men reluctant to test for HIV? Article dated November 7, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Sexual Encounters with Undetectable HIV-Positive Men: A controversy about HIV transmission. Article dated November 2008 from Positively Aware.
Up to half of gay men with undiagnosed HIV infection in UK may have been infected in previous year. Article dated October 15, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Jury still out on whether circumcision protects gay men against HIV. Article dated October 10, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Wide variation found in anal HPV viral loads in HIV-positive men. Article dated October 3, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Fear and stigma creating hepatitis C transmission risk for HIV-positive gay men. Article dated September 25, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
PrEP could be cost-effective and avert infections in high-risk MSM: model. Article dated September 19, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Gay men of all ages remain a priority for HIV prevention in the US. Article dated September 15, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
HIV Status Unknown for Most Negative Men Online. Article dated September 11, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
Further Possible Benefits of PrEP. Article dated September 10, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
PrEP - Preparing for Success? Article dated August 28, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
Rapid progression of liver fibrosis in HIV-positive gay men recently infected with hepatitis C. Article dated August 20, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
New HIV Numbers: New Prevention Strategy? Part 1. Article dated August 14, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
New HIV Numbers: New Prevention Strategy? Part 2. Article dated August 14, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
Which gay men should be the target for prevention work? Article dated August 8, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Annual HIV Infections in U.S. Substantially Higher Than Believed. Article dated August 3, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
US HIV incidence 40% higher than previous estimates, new test shows. Article dated August 3, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Gay Men’s Sex Survey: new data on knowledge of the law, use of poppers, oral sex and testing for hepatitis C. Article dated July 21, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
News Briefs. Article from the Summer 2008 issue of BETA. Search for section titled "HIV on the Rise Among Young Gay Men."
Rapid rises in diagnoses in US gay men concentrated in black and younger men. Article dated June 30, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
New type of Kaposi’s sarcoma seen in HIV-negative gay men. Article dated June 18, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Pap smears for anal cancer? Article dated June 10, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
Gay men want sexually explicit internet-based health promotion information, US study finds. Article dated May 27, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Cognitive therapy can reduce risky sex amongst gay men with compulsive sexual behaviour. Article dated May 2, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Offer presumptive treatment for STIs to gay men testing HIV-positive. Article dated May 1, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Virtual prevention: Fighting HIV online. Article dated April 15, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
Circumcision status and HIV infection among MSM in the U.S. Article posted April 2, 2008 from AIDS Clinical Care.
California launches campaign aimed to discourage MSM from using crystal meth, reduce high-risk sexual activity. Article dated March 17, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
Many STIs not detected in U.S. because of lack of testing among MSM, health officials say. Article dated March 14, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
Higher syphilis rates among Blacks, MSM propel increase in overall national rate, CDC says. Article dated March 13, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
HIV-positive gay men being infected with HCV soon after HIV; cases of HCV superinfection reported. Article dated March 11, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Drug use linked to infection with resistant virus [in MSM]. Article dated February 21, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
Online partner notification or health information often acceptable to gay men after sexual health risk. Article dated February 21, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
New York City Health Department conducts review of bathhouses, considers changes aimed at reducing spread of HIV. Article dated February 20, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
Offer gay men screens for anal STIs regardless of reported risk. Article dated Febuary 19, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Growing syphilis epidemic among HIV-infected MSM in New York City. Article dated February 6, 2008 from thebody.com.
Black Gay/MSM and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the crisis and planning for action. Transcript of February 4, 2008 meeting from kaisernetwork.org.
High HIV incidence amongst gay men with syphilis in the US. Article dated January 29, 2008 from aidsmap.com.
Letters respond to New York Times editorial about HIV/AIDS among MSM in U.S., New York City. Article dated January 23, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
Bad reporting of MRSA study in gay men. Blog item on AIDS Action's website.
Groups respond to research that links drug-resistant MRSA strain to MSM communities in Boston, San Francisco. Article dated January 22, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
San Francisco HIV prevention officials discuss higher HIV prevalence among Black MSM. Article dated January 18, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
Drug-resistant MRSA strain spreading through MSM communities in Boston, San Francisco, researchers say. Article dated January 18, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
New multi-drug resistant MRSA strain disproportionately affecting gay, HIV-positive men. Article dated January 15, 2008 from the aidsmap.com website.
Fight against HIV/AIDS in U.S., New York City 'far from over,' editorial says. Article dated January 14, 2008 from kaisernetwork.org.
HIV rates soar among young gay men in New York City. Article dated January 2, 2008 from aidsmeds.com.
Biological and demographic causes of high HIV and sexually transmitted disease prevalence in men who have sex with men. Article dated December 27, 2007 from CDC.
Selected Other Health Resources for Gay Men and other MSM
From the CDC:
CDC STD Treatment Guidelines: Special Populations - Men Who Have Sex with Men
STD Surveillance 2007: Men Who Have Sex with Men
CDC Fact Sheet: Syphilis and Men Who Have Sex with Men
Screening and Testing Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) for Syphilis
CDC Statement on MRSA in Men Who Have Sex with Men
Gay and Lesbian Information - Web page from avert.org with links to health-related fact sheets.
HIV Prevention Basics
Understanding HIV Prevention. Fact sheet from AIDSinfo for HIV-infected persons on how to prevent infecting others. Also available in Spanish.
How HIV is spread. Fact sheet from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
Stopping the spread of HIV. Fact sheet from AIDS InfoNet. Also available in Spanish.
How risky is it? Fact sheet from AIDS InfoNet. Also available in Spanish.
How is HIV transmitted?: Sexual transmission of HIV. Fact sheet from aidsmeds.com. Also available in Spanish.
How is HIV transmitted?: Specific sexual practices - What are the risks? Fact sheet from aidsmeds.com. Also available in Spanish. (See this section: "Prácticas sexuales específicas: ¿Cuáles son los riesgos?")
Reducing the risk of getting HIV from sexual activities. Fact sheet from the San Franscisco AIDS Foundation.
Safer sex guidelines. Fact sheet from AIDS InfoNet. Also available in Spanish.
Condoms. Fact sheet from AIDS InfoNet. Also available in Spanish.
Drug use and HIV. Fact sheet from AIDS InfoNet. Also available in Spanish.
Reducing the risk of getting HIV from injection drug use. Fact sheet from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
Harm reduction and HIV. Fact sheet from AIDS InfoNet. Also available in Spanish.
Treatment after exposure to HIV. Fact sheet from AIDS InfoNet. Also available in Spanish.
Preventive HIV Vaccines. Fact sheet from AIDSinfo with information for potential clinical trial participants on the characteristics of preventive HIV vaccines. Also available in Spanish.
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