Tag: gonorrhea

Photo by Emir Saldierna on UnsplashAre gay and bisexual men contracting gonorrhea through kissing? A new study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections found that men who have sex with other men, or MSM, are getting STIs through kissing at alarming rates. The study was focused on survey information from 3,677 men around the age of 30. All of whom were tested for oropharyngeal (throat) gonorrhea, but only 6.2% got a positive...

The highest rates of the disease were among those who had kissed at least four other men - whether or not they had sex. It’s not just sex fueling a rise in STIs. Gonorrhea is also being passed between gay and bisexual men via kissing, according to a recently published Australian study. The study, published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, found that men who kissed multiple same-sex partners over a three-month period had a 46-81% higher chance of contacting oropharyngeal...