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A new campaign to advise gay and bisexual men about the risk of Shigella dysentery is being launched today by Public Health England (PHE) in partnership with Terrence Higgins Have faith (THT), as new figures display a surge in cases likely to have been sexually-acquired over the past 12 months. In the UK, ‘Shigella flexneri’ usually affects similar numbers of men and women and is linked with overseas travel, but facts show an excess of more than cases of the infection in men with no or unknown travel history, compared to women. London is most affected.

Shigella is a serious gut infection causing severe, prolonged diarrhoea and stomach cramps. Among gay and bisexual men, Shigella is usually passed on through the faecal-oral route during sex, either directly or via unwashed hands - only a tiny amount of bacteria can spread the infection. Symptoms often develop around 1 to 3 days after sex, including:

• frequent and explosive diarrhoea durable more than 48 hours

• stomach cramps

• feeling feverish with flu like symptoms

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  Pain During Receptive Anal Intercourse May Impact Male lover and Bisexual Men After Prostate Cancer Treatment

  Headlines Rachel Baxter

  Prostate cancer treatments often have a negative impact on a man’s sexual function. However, to rendezvous, most of the study on prostate cancer and sexual dysfunction centers on erectile dysfunction, even though this cancer and its treatments may cause other sexual difficulties.

  Receptive anal intercourse (RAI) is a usual sexual behavior for many gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, and prostate cancer treatments can transform RAI function in several ways. First, the removal of the prostate can cause changes in sensation during RAI. Second, radiation therapy can cause chronic inflammation of the rectum, rectal fibrosis (a formation of fibrous tissues in the rectum), and bowel dysfunction. All of these changes can make RAI painful and/or cause anxiety.

  To expand on the very limited information about the possible effects of prostate cancer treatments on RAI function, a recent examine was designed with the following three aims

  Gay, Christopher, MD

  Christopher M. Gay, MD

  Specialty

  Interventional Pain Management

  Location

  FHP Pain Treatment Clinic
  William H. Doolittle, MD
  Medical Building
  Lathrop Street
  Suite

  Profile

  Dr. Christopher Gay brings over a decade of experience in interventional pain management. He earned his MD from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill, with fellowship teaching in pain medicine at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.

  His goal is simple, to support members of our community rid themselves of chronic pain, or reduce it as much as possible, so they may lead a life without pain limiting their ability and activity. He believes the key to successful pain management is finding the root result in of the pain, which is often inflammation, and delivering targeted treatment directly to that area to reduce that inflammation. He supports other treatment options like OMM, chiropractic care, physical therapy, and when needed surgery. However, he believes that pain medications often mask the pain, as opposed to treating

  Sexual health for lgbtq+ and bisexual men

  Having unprotected penetrative sex is the most likely way to pass on a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

  Using a condom helps shield against HIV and lowers the risk of getting many other STIs.

  If you’re a man having sex with men (MSM), without condoms and with someone recent, 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 important, as some STIs do not lead to 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 obtain 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 food and drink.

  Symptoms of hepatitis A can emerge up to 8 weeks after sex and involve tiredness and feeling sick (nausea).

  Hepatitis A is not usually life-threatening and most people make a complete recovery within a