Hiv/aids?

[latedeveloper313]

Hi I just have a few qestion about HIV/AIDS...?

1 What percentage of gay guys are HIV +
2 are gay guys more likeley to contract it?
3 what can you do to prevent it?

[Kamloops.man]

Ok well first of all.. anal sex has a higher percentage of getting an STD. I don't know about the others except if you have HIV/AIDS there is pills or somethign.

[MoveAlong]

1 Not really sure
2 Gay men are more likely to attract HIV/AIDS because some guys just go out there and do it with anybody they find at a gay bar
3 Wear a condom, reduce the number of people you sleep with, only have sex with someone you can trust.

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[Everglow]

1. The majority of people currently living with HIV in the USA are still men who have sex with men. The total number of men who have HIV in the US is 30,660. 35 percent of heterosexual men make up the total number of men who have HIV (approximately 10,731). That means that 65 percent of homosexual men (approximately 19,929) have HIV.
2. Yes, gay men are statistically more likely to get HIV.
3. Prevent by wearing a condom and being honest about it with your partner. Abstinence also helps.

hope this helps.

[Link9991]

Ok well first of all.. anal sex has a higher percentage of getting an STD. I don't know about the others except if you have HIV/AIDS there is pills or somethign.

That is totally true, and you can take things to help ease it before it becomes to serious :)

[Ryan_J]

1. The majority of people currently living with HIV in the USA are still men who have sex with men. The total number of men who have HIV in the US is 30,660. 35 percent of heterosexual men make up the total number of men who have HIV (approximately 10,731). That means that 65 percent of homosexual men (approximately 19,929) have HIV.

UMM, let's take a better look at that... By the figures you quote, 65% of HIV positive males are homosexual. However you claim 65% of homosexual males are HIV positive. BIG BIG difference and horribly incorrect.

True, most new cases of HIV are found in gay males, and this is mostly due to various lifestyle factors, drug use, club culture etc...

The image below shows the transmission categories of adults and adolescents
with HIV/AIDS diagnosed during 2005.

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/images/At-A-Glance1.gif

Also, in 2005, African Americans, who make up approximately 12% of the US population, accounted for almost half of the estimated number of HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed.

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/images/At-A-Glance3.gif

So anyways there are a lot more factors involved than sexual orientation...