Hey @UpToDate,
As someone not from this community, I don't wanna step on toes, but do want to ask a question.
Is this language on HIV associated HHV8 risk factors stigmatizing those identifying as homosexual or bisexual men, and a bit simplistic? no real discussion here.
As someone not from this community, I don't wanna step on toes, but do want to ask a question.
Is this language on HIV associated HHV8 risk factors stigmatizing those identifying as homosexual or bisexual men, and a bit simplistic? no real discussion here.
Instead of comparing sexual orientation, sexual activtiy involving saliva among those with HIV (which yes is higher in MSM) is the proposed transmitting risk factor you might mean. "IV drug use" is an action that irrespective of sexual orientation.
The sources for why sexual activity with saliva is the risk factor for HHV-8 transmission and how # of sexual partners correlates.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9521982/
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9521982/
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
These are cited in nature disease primers who go a bit more in depth into why it is the sexual activity, not the sexual orientation, that is at play.
It seems there a better way to phrase this language that explains this risk factor in a more nuanced and transmission related way.
Wondering what more knowledgeable people of med twitter think- how can we improve this?
Wondering what more knowledgeable people of med twitter think- how can we improve this?
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