According to the CDC, gay men are 160X more likely to contract HIV than their heterosexual counterparts. Now, to those homosexual apologists who argue that monogamy and gay marriage is the answer: Marie-Elise Parent, an associate professor at the University of Montreal School of Public Health. Conducted a research study which found that a man's risk of prostate cancer increased if he only slept with men. Having more than 20 male partners in one’s lifetime doubled the risk of prostate cancer, compared to men who never slept with another man. Men who had more than 20 male sex partners had a more than five-fold increased risk of less aggressive prostate cancer, and a 26% increased risk of more aggressive prostate cancer. The researchers speculated that this might be due to more risky sexual behaviors among gay men, or because of physical trauma to the prostate gland. In addition, a growing number of physicians and researchers are linking receptive anal sex with prostate cancer; one top California urologist recently said: “Having anal sex, especially if prolonged or frequently, can increase the chances of prostatitis or prostate irritability. This can cause a bacterial or nonbacterial infection of the prostate. This can occur from multiple pathways such as trauma to the prostate, retention of urine, or inflammation.” In turn, some studies have determined that prostatitis is linked to a higher risk of contracting prostate cancer. In addition, the same high-risk strains of HPV (human papillomavirus) that cause most cervical cancers in women are also responsible for causing anal cancer. The virus, spread through receptive anal intercourse, is estimated to be present in 65% of gay men without HIV and 95% of those who are HIV positive.
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