Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Gay Men Underestimate Their Risk of HPV

A recent article in the Journal of Community Health reported that young gay men are significantly uninformed regarding their risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

Interviews with gay and bisexual men in their early 20’s found that they knew little about HPV, including how it is transmitted, its symptoms, and how it can contribute to cancer.

Researchers indicated that the men erroneously believed that HPV mainly or only affects women, and therefore placed little importance on HPV vaccination.

HPV is a sexually transmitted virus that can cause several types of cancer, most commonly cervical cancer in women. However, it also causes cancers of the anus and penis. It can be particularly harmful for gay and bisexual men, due to the complicating factors of higher smoking rates and higher rates of HIV.

The study also found that the topic of HPV is rarely discussed with young men, and health care providers rarely explain the potential risks of HPV or the benefits of vaccination.

Co-author of the study, Caleb LoSchiavo, a doctoral research assistant at the School of Public Health at Rutgers University commented, “Particularly in light of the decades-long focus on gay men’s health care as HIV care, there is a missed opportunity for HPV prevention in the community.”

Rutgers postdoctoral fellow Jessica Jaiswal remarked, “Clinicians have a direct role in expanding the availability of LGBTQ-competent health care. By learning about sexual minority men’s diverse health needs and routinely offering the HPV vaccine, we can move toward a health promotion model and not only a disease prevention model.”

About 79 million Americans have HPV, and that number grows by about 14 every year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Perry Halkitis, director of Rutgers' Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS), stated, "Everyone who is sexually active -- regardless of gender, sexual orientation, partners' genders, relationship or marital status -- should talk to their doctor about receiving the HPV vaccine to prevent a future generation who may develop HPV-related cancers, such as cervical, oral and anal cancer, as we have seen emerging in baby boomers and Gen-Xers,"

~~ Amy Allebest

Source:
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-02-20/gay-men-underestimate-their-risks-from-hpv

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