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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on sexual risk behaviors, editorials on sexual risk behaviors, and perspectives on sexual risk behaviors - drawn from the top medical journals.
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HIV Risks Decreasing for High School Students
- August 1, 1999
- DE Judge
- Women's Health
HIV infection was the seventh leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds in the U.S. in 1997. However, sexual risk behaviors seem to be . . .- Reviewing:
- , MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1999 Jun 4; 48:
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HCV Infection in HIV-Positive MSM
- February 28, 2011
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- HIV/AIDS
In HIV-positive men who have sex with men, HCV acquisition is not uncommon and is often due to sexual exposure.- Reviewing:
- Tayor LE et al., Clin Infect Dis 2011 Jan 31;: Matthews GV et al., Clin Infect Dis 2011 Jan 31;: The European AIDS Treatment Network (NEAT) Acute Hepatitis C Infection Consensus Panel., AIDS 2011 Feb 20; 25:399.
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HIV Transmission Among Serodiscordant Couples
- November 1, 2010
- Salim S. Abdool Karim, MD, PhD
- HIV/AIDS
Potential risk factors identified in this study from China include inconsistent condom use, relatively frequent sex, and lack of a switch to second-line antiretroviral therapy.- Reviewing:
- Wang L et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 Oct 1; 55:232.
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Benefits of a Drug Prevention Program: Two for the Price of One
- September 2, 2009
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Adolescents who were enrolled in a school-based drug prevention program were less likely to report risky sexual behaviors 7 years later.- Reviewing:
- Ellickson PL et al., J Adolesc Health 2009 Aug; 45:111.
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Trichomoniasis Increases Risk for HIV Infection in Women
- March 12, 2007
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
This very common STI raises women’s risk for HIV infection by 50%.- Reviewing:
- McClelland RS et al., J Infect Dis 2007 Mar 1; 195:698-702.
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Risks of Romantic Involvement by the 7th Grade
- August 2, 2006
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Having a boyfriend by 7th grade predicts sexual activity by 9th grade.- Reviewing:
- Marin BV et al., Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2006 Jun; 38:76-83.
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Integrating Prevention into Routine Care
- February 1, 2006
- Salim S. Abdool Karim, MD, PhD
- HIV/AIDS
A clinician-delivered prevention strategy significantly reduced high-risk sexual behavior among HIV-infected patients.- Reviewing:
- Fisher JD et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006 Jan 1; 41:44-52.
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STD and HIV Prevalence in Moscow
- July 27, 2005
- G. Sonia Nagy, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Results from a cross-sectional study in Moscow indicate a high prevalence of STDs, including HIV, among at-risk populations.- Reviewing:
- Shakarishvili A et al., Lancet 2005 Jul 2; 366:57-60.
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Preventing STDs in Adolescents: Short-Term Goals for Long-Term Problems?
- May 24, 2004
- Linda M. Mundy, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Incidence and prevalence rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are disproportionately high among adolescents. Some researchers have reported reductions in sexual risk behaviors in youths . . .- Reviewing:
- Crosby RA et al., Sex Transm Dis 2004 Apr; 31:205-8.
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Hep A: Risk Factors and Prevention
- June 1, 2003
- G. Sonia Nagy, MD
- HIV/AIDS
A case-control report from a hepatitis A outbreak reveals that few MSM in care recall having the vaccine recommended to them, and a randomized, placebo-controlled trial demonstrates a surprisingly low rate of response to hepatitis A vaccination in HIV-infected patients, especially in those with CD4-cell counts <200. -
Adolescents and HIV
- February 1, 1999
- Brenda Chabon, PhD, and Donna Futterman, MD
- HIV/AIDS
This is the first of two articles that will discuss the practice of HIV/AIDS counseling and treatment of adolescents. This article provides an overview of . . . -
Sexual Risk Behavior and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China
- February 22, 2010
- Raphael Landovitz, MD
- HIV/AIDS
A cross-sectional survey of MSM in two Chinese cities shows a high prevalence of HIV infection, low rates of condom use, and widespread use of the Internet to find sex partners.- Reviewing:
- Zou H et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2010 Feb; 53:S81.
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STI Screening at Routine Medical Exams
- March 31, 2008
- Sonia Nagy Chimienti, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Many patients are not being screened for sexually transmitted infections at routine medical exams, even when they are known to engage in high-risk sexual behavior.- Reviewing:
- Tao G and Irwin KL., Sex Transm Dis 2008 Feb; 35:167.
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HIV Prevalence Remains High Among MSM in California
- April 12, 2006
- Carlos del Rio, MD
- HIV/AIDS
Results from a statewide survey suggest that one in five MSM are HIV-infected.- Reviewing:
- Xia Q et al., J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2006 Feb 1; 41:238-45.
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Mothers Who Talk About Sex Positively Influence Daughters' Behavior
- November 18, 2003
- Susan Jay, MD
- Women's Health
Although the pregnancy rate among adolescents has decreased, rates of sexual activity at a younger age are on the rise. Black youth are more likely . . .- Reviewing:
- Hutchinson MK et al., J Adolesc Health 2003 Aug; 33:98-107.
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Mothers Who Talk About Sex Have Positive Influence on Daughters' Behavior
- October 14, 2003
- Susan Jay, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Although the pregnancy rate among adolescents has decreased, rates of sexual activity at a younger age are on the rise. Black youths are more likely . . .- Reviewing:
- Hutchinson MK et al., J Adolesc Health 2003 Aug; 33:98-107.
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Impulsive Sexual Behavior in Young Women: Risky Business!
- June 10, 2002
- Susan Jay, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Consequences of risky sexual activity, including sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), cervical dysplasia, and pregnancy, are common among young women, but much about sexual risk-taking remains . . .- Reviewing:
- ., J Adolesc Health 2002 Apr; 30:229-32.
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Dysfunctional Families Affect Future Sexual Behaviors
- November 20, 2001
- DE Judge
- Women's Health
Adverse childhood experiences influence adult behavior, including sexual behavior. To investigate the relation between childhood abuse or family dysfunction and sexual risk taking later in . . .- Reviewing:
- Hillis SD et al., Fam Plann Perspect 2001 Sep; 33:
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Adolescent Risks for HIV Infection Still Need Lowering
- June 15, 1999
- A Zuger
- General Medicine
Although most of the nation's high schools now endorse either sexual abstinence or condom use to curtail the spread of HIV infection, it is not . . .- Reviewing:
- , MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1999 Jun 4; 48:
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