Homosexuality

Distributing free HIV self-tests may be an effective way to increase testing frequency among men who have sex with men, according to results from a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers detected a “tremendous amount” of Mycoplasma genitalium from rectal swab specimens through off-label transcription mediated amplification, or TMA, testing in a cohort of young transgender women and men who have sex with men, or MSM, according to findings from the RADAR study presented at ASM Microbe.

ATLANTA — Black and Latino men who have sex with men reported high levels of exposure to two recent HIV social marketing campaigns, according to data presented at the CDC’s National HIV Prevention Conference.

ATLANTA — Men who have sex with men reporting feelings of vengeance concerning their HIV infection may be less likely to engage in safe sexual behavior, according to data presented here at the CDC’s National HIV Prevention Conference.