'To reduce the burden of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV infection among men who have sex with men, it is of utmost importance for providers to take a sexual history that ascertains the sex of a partner,' Pathela and colleagues report. This means safe-sex messages aimed at straight and gay men are likely missing this important subgroup, suggest Preeti Pathela, DrPH, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and colleagues.
In fact, 10% of all married men in this survey report same-sex behavior during the past year.
18, 2006 - Nearly one in 10 men who say they're straight have sex only with other men, a New York City survey finds.Īnd 70% of those straight-identified men having sex with men are married.
