Gay condom anal
Can Gay Men Utilize the New Female Condom for Safer Sex?
Male condoms are more likely to break during anal sex than vaginal sex, so some health clinics and workers have been promoting female condoms as an alternative. A handful of studies have create that 35-48 percent of gay men surveyed in the U.S. have heard of using female condoms for anal sex and about 13-21 percent speak they’ve actually done so.
The hitch is that female condoms have only been approved for vaginal sex and there isn’t yet convincing evidence supporting their use during anal sex. “Our group did a review of the studies around anal sex and create that there really just weren’t enough solid studies to say whether it was safe or effective,” says Susie Hoffman, an associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University in New York.
Some female-condom advocates encourage the female condom for anal sex because they have faith it’s preferable to using no protection at all.
Certain design elements may, in fact, build female condoms inappropriate for anal sex. As a team of researchers wrote in a 2009 review, “The female condom has features specifically designed for insertion into the vagina, most notably a flexible inn
Condom efficacy may have been underestimated, new CDC study suggests
Summary – what's different about this analysis
A new meta-analysis (Johnson) of the efficacy of condoms in preventing HIV transmission via anal sex between gay men has found a considerably higher estimate of their efficacy than two previous analyses.
The new estimate by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that condoms, used 100% of the time, stop more than nine out of ten HIV infections. Two previous analyses, one published back in 1989 (Detels) and the other in 2015 (Smith) found that they only stopped seven out of ten infections.
This new estimate for condom efficacy in sex between men is much closer to the estimated efficacy for sex between men and women; a synthesis of studies finds an efficacy in the region of 80-85%.
Why is this new estimate of efficacy (91.6%, in the case where the HIV-negative partner is the receptive one) so much higher than previous ones (72.3% for the same risk in the 2015 analysis)?
Glossary
efficacy
How well something works (in a research study). See also ‘effectiveness’.
receptive
Receptive anal intercourse refers to the act of being p
The Internal Condom
There are a lot of problems paired with condoms. Latex tastes and smells bad, and some people have worst reactions to it. Condoms should fit snugly on the penis but can lead to loss of erection. Some people dismiss to wear a condom correctly, if at all. Some folks get bored with using condoms and want something different.
The wonderful news is that there’s a non-tightly fitting, non-latex, easy-to-use alternative that’s on the market for a decade called the internal condom.
The internal condom is often called the “Bottom condom” or “Female condom.”
It’s like a regular condom, only larger, and it is inserted in the rectum (or vagina) instead of being rolled onto the penis. Inside the condom, there’s a tiny ring that holds it inside the rectum. There’s also a large notify that holds the internal condom in place outside, making slippage very complicated. It’s made out of polyurethane instead of latex, so it’s safe for people who are sensitive or allergic to latex. Polyurethane warms to skin temperature more quickly and feels more like skin.
A few tips on using the internal condom:
- Be sure to practice inserting it before having sex. It’s different than the re
Sexual health for gay and pansexual men
Having unprotected penetrative sex is the most likely way to transfer on a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
Using a condom helps protect against HIV and lowers the peril of getting many other STIs.
If you’re a man having sex with men (MSM), without condoms and with someone new, you should have an STI and HIV try every 3 months, otherwise, it should be at least once a year. This can be done at a sexual health clinic (SHC) or genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic. This is essential, as some STIs do not generate any symptoms.
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is a liver infection that's spread by a virus in poo.
Hepatitis A is uncommon in the UK but you can acquire it through sex, including oral-anal sex ("rimming") and giving oral sex after anal sex. MSM with multiple partners are particularly at risk. You can also get it through contaminated sustenance and drink.
Symptoms of hepatitis A can emerge up to 8 weeks after sex and include tiredness and feeling sick (nausea).
Hepatitis A is not usually life-threatening and most people make a packed recovery within a couple of months.
MSM can avoid getting hepatitis A by:
- washing hands after se