Gay men's anal sex "plays" with new STDs

　　new sexually transmitted diseases “fall in love with gay

　　Recently, a rare sexually transmitted disease was discovered in New York disease . According to New York City healthy An official with the committee revealed that this sexually transmitted disease was originally only spread among gays and bisexuals in Europe, but two New Yorkers have been diagnosed with the disease.

　　According to a Reuters report on February 2, this sexually transmitted disease is called lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) or lymphogranuloma venereum and is caused by a mutation in chlamydia. Symptoms usually include pain, bleeding from rectal infection, and ulcers on the genitals.

　　How lymphogranuloma venereum is spread

　　Commissioner Thomas Frieden of the Municipal Health Commission said at a press conference on the 1st: “Lymphogranuloma venereum is a very dangerous virus. Its presence in New York illustrates the high and rising prevalence of unsafe sex among gay men. ”“In view of the fact that the mode of transmission of LGV is similar to that of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, which causes AIDS pathogens) are transmitted in exactly the same way, and unprotected anal sex between them is extremely dangerous. ”

　　To date, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed six cases of LGV virus infection. The center is in Atlanta, and in addition to two in New York, there are three cases in San Francisco and one in Atlanta, according to data it provided. "Of these confirmed cases, the majority are co-infected with HIV," Frieden said. ”

　　Unprotected anal sex causes STDs

　　It is reported that since 2003, 92 cases of LGV have been reported in the Netherlands, and infection cases have also been found in Belgium, France, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Most infected people have had multiple sexual partners and have engaged in unprotected anal sex and other high-risk sexual behaviors.

　　It is understood that if diagnosed in time, LGV patients can be cured with just three weeks of antibiotic injection treatment. However, if not treated, the patient's genitals will swell and leave scars, and the rectum will also be permanently damaged.