New York City: Study Bares Unsafe Sex Picture

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A study of syphilis among men who have sex with men, which the New York City Department of Health is poised to release, found high rates of HIV infection, unprotected sex and recreational drug use among the men.
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The city, working with CDC and Michael Callen-Audre Lorde Community Health Center, recruited 88 gay or bisexual men with syphilis (cases) and 176 gay or bisexual men without syphilis (controls). Participants were New York City residents ages 18-55 who reported at least one male sex partner in the prior year. All the men were tested for syphilis and offered HIV tests. The men responded to a seires of questions about their sex lives and partners, drug use, HIV status and other topics.
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“What we found was that many MSM (men who have sex with men), both cases and controls, were engaging in high risk sexual behaviors,” said Dr. Susan Blank, assistant commisioner of the city department’s Bureau of STD Control. “Specifically, that meant sex with multiple anonymous partners, unprotected anal intercourse, barebacking, recreational drug use before sex, and not discussing HIV status prior to sex with a partner.”
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