1 in 10 with Anal Chlamydia
posted: 10/11/2009
Swiss researchers have found that large numbers of HIV-positive gay men have anal infection with the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia.
There’s now quite a lot of research showing that people with HIV, especially gay men, have high rates of sexually transmitted infections. These STIs cause unpleasant symptoms, and increase the risk of HIV transmission.
1 in 10 infected
Swiss researchers looked at rates of anal chlamydia in 147 gay men with HIV. All reported recent unprotected sex. They found more than 1 in 10 of the men have anal chlamydia – it is found in 11% of these men.
The more sexual partners the men had, the more likely they were to have anal chlamydia. If you have symptoms of anal chlamydia (some men don’t have symptoms) the symptoms are soreness around the anus and a discharge.
This isn’t the first study to find high rates of anal chlamydia in HIV-positive gay men, and routine tests for anal chlamydia should be made as part of the regular sexual health check-up.
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