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One of the ways of HIV transmission is through sex, which has always received special attention from society. In recent years, gay and lesbian HIV infections have shown signs of increasing and there is a risk of a new HIV epidemic in this group of people.
1. HIV- disease of the century
HIV is the name of a virus that causes human immunodeficiency syndrome, when HIV enters the human body, it breaks down the immune system, creating an opportunity for opportunistic infections and cancers to develop. That's why HIV is also known as an opportunistic disease.
HIV will progress to AIDS when the body's immune system is unable to fight the most common infections.
Current HIV drugs only maintain the duration of the disease, but cannot cure the disease completely. In addition, the initial symptoms of HIV are very normal, sometimes just like those of the flu, then the patient may not have symptoms for months or years, which is extremely dangerous because the patient can Unknowingly infecting others without knowing it.
HIV là bệnh nguy hiểm lây truyền qua đường tình dục
2. HIV infection route
According to epidemiological studies, HIV is transmitted mainly through blood, semen and vaginal secretions. HIV transmission routes include:
Sex: This is the highest risk route of HIV transmission. Studies show that 75% of HIV infections are through unprotected sex. From mother to child: If a mother is infected with HIV, the risk of transmitting the virus to her baby is very high during pregnancy, labor or breastfeeding. Blood: HIV is spread from one person to another from injection equipment such as sharing needles and syringes, by sharing tattoo needles, by sharing personal items with an HIV-infected person that has the patient's blood on them. HIV is transmitted through blood transfusion, organ transplantation, direct contact with the blood of an HIV-infected person through open wounds....
3. Same-sex relationship is easy to transmit HIV right or wrong?
The rate of gay HIV infection increased by 4.7% in 1 year from 2016-2017, this is an alarming number, potentially causing a new epidemic. In particular, gay men have a higher risk of HIV infection than lesbians. The rate of gay people at higher risk of HIV infection than the general population has many reasons:
Homosexual groups often feel inferior to society, afraid that people will know about their gender, easily depressed in spirit. , drug use and unsafe sex practices
Nhóm người đồng tính thường e ngại và mặc cảm với xã hội
Stigma also impacts gay people's ability to access and use health services. Most gay people are afraid to go to health facilities while the need for medical care of this group is quite high. In addition, due to a lack of understanding, thinking that only male-female relationships can cause HIV infection as well. There are many cases of homosexuals transmitting HIV to each other. 3.1 Homosexual HIV transmission HIV infection among gay men is higher than in lesbian women. In gay men, the methods of intercourse include:
Penile-anal sex: Anal sex without lubricants as well as condoms will cause anal scratches. HIV virus easily enters the partner's body Penis-penis relationship: HIV virus is present a lot in semen, so the act of rubbing the penis against each other also causes the disease to be transmitted Oral-genital relations Anal sex: Although oral sex has a lower rate of infection, if an HIV-infected person has mouth sores, bleeding gums or mouth ulcers, there is also the possibility of infecting the other person.
Nguy cơ lây nhiễm HIV ở đồng tính nam cao hơn ở đồng tính nữ
3.2 Lesbian HIV Infection Although the rate of HIV infection among lesbians is lower than that of gay men, this group of people is also at high risk of HIV infection because sex among lesbians is largely untreated. safety protection. Methods of sex in lesbians include:
Oral-genital-anal sex: Similar to gay men, if the HIV patient has open wounds in the mouth, bleeding tooth roots ... can be at risk of HIV transmission to the other party. In addition, lesbian sex at the time of menstruation, the risk of HIV transmission is higher than that of an open wound. Vulvar-vulva rubbing relationship: The cause of HIV transmission is in the vaginal secretions as well. containing HIV virus penetrates through mucous membranes and tiny scratches during sex Sex by sex: HIV infection in lesbians occurs if this medium is contaminated with fluids and blood of an HIV-infected person. Customers can directly go to Vinmec health system nationwide to visit or contact the hotline here for support.
