Politics
Thursday March 22, 2007
See today's LifeSiteNews stories
Study: HIV-positive Practicing Homosexual Men 9000% More Likely to Develop Anal Cancer
By John-Henry Westen
LOS ANGELES, March 22, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - New research has again shown the grave danger of homosexual sex acts to the human body. The grave health risks associated with such dangerous sexual behaviours is one of the prime reasons why society as a whole should oppose homosexual acts, doctors have told LifeSiteNews.com under condition of anonymity.
A study which appears in the February issue of the International Journal of STD & AIDS, has found that "HIV-positive men who have sex with men are up to 90 times more likely than the general population to develop anal cancer."
The study was based on data from 244 patients at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) CARE clinic who had anal cytology screenings (similar to a pap smear) between February 2002 and December 2004. The UCLA authors of the study are: Ross D. Cranston, Steven.D. Hart , Jeffrey A. Gornbein, Sharon L. Hirschowitz, Galen Cortina, and Ardis.A. Moe.
A Canadian doctor who spoke to LifeSiteNews.com (anonymously for fear of reprisal) about the dangers our homosexual sex acts in 2005 stated: "Anal intercourse causes abrasions of the relatively fragile rectal wall, especially in the receptive partner. The penetration of E.coli, always present in the stool, and other bacteria, viruses and parasites penetrate through such lesions into the deeper body tissues. This leads to the suppression of the immune system of such individuals even if there is no exposure to HIV. The immune suppression increases the risk to develop certain cancers, opportunistic infections, to which otherwise one would be resistant, and other health problems including the risk of premature death."
Information on the health risks of gay sex is available from the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA). A survey by members of the GLMA released in August 2002 listed the main health problems affecting homosexual men. According to Christopher E. Harris, MD, GLMA President and Vincent M.B. Silenzio, MD, MPH, there are increased health risks for homosexual men.
The most common health problems in homosexual men are:
1. Increased incidence of infectious diseases
- HIV/AIDS*
- syphilis
- gonorrhea
- chlamydia
- pubic lice
- hepatitis A
- hepatitis B
- hepatitis C
- anal papilloma
2. Increased incidence of cancer especially
- colon/rectal
- prostate
- testicular
3. Increased incidence of eating disorders
- bulimia
- anorexia nervosa
- obesity
4. Increased incidences of other psychological problems
- anxiety
- depression
- suicide
5. Increased incidence of addiction problems especially
- tobacco
- alcohol
- street drugs
- amyl nitrates (poppers)
Back to TopSHARE THIS STORY: E-mail Print Newsvine Digg Reddit Del.icio.us Facebook
Latest Headlines
- Pro-Abortion Expression Permitted, Pro-Life Forbidden on Campus at Australia University
- Quebec Mayor Vows to Continue Prayer Despite Human Rights Commission Order
- Ontario Forces Taxpayers to Pay for Sex-Change Operations
- California Supreme Court Asked to Stay "Gay Marriage" Order until November Public Ballot
- Anglican Acceptance of both Abortion and Sanctity of Life will Allow the Creation of a Gay Church Says Bishop
- Governor Schwarzenegger Vows to Fight Reinstatement of Traditional Marriage
- President Bush and California Bishops Oppose Judicial Activism
- Internet Expertise to Save You Time and Money
- Abortifacient Morning After Pill Now Sold off the Shelf in Canada
- UK Commons Embryo Bill Debate Heated with "Wooly Liberal Thinking"
- Letters to the Editor for May 16th, 2008
Most Read this Week
- Texas Pastor Connected with Prominent Gay Porn Website
- Texas Pastor Resigns After Involvement in Gay Porn Site Exposed
- Archbishop Publicly Tells Pro-Abortion Kansas Governor Not to Receive Communion
- Archbishop: For the Clergy Obedience to Church "Requires Preaching About the Moral Evil of Contraception"
- California Supreme Court Imposes Homosexual 'Marriage' on State
- Even the Leaders Think the Homosexual Activist Movement in Canada is Going Too Far
- Christian Ministry to Disabled Drops its Code of Conduct Under Human Rights Tribunal Pressure
- More and More Seeing that "The Pill Kills"
- Time Magazine: "Want to wreck the environment? Have a baby." - Prince Philip Concurs
- Pope Reminds Spouses of their "Responsibility To Generate New Children"
MORE NEWS: 
LifeSiteNews.com Home Page Last 10 Days Archives Special Reports
Copyright © LifeSiteNews.com. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives License. You may republish this article without request provided the content is not altered and it is clearly attributed to "LifeSiteNews.com". Any Internet re-publishing of original LifeSiteNews articles MUST additionally include a live link to www.LifeSiteNews.com. Republishing of articles on LifeSiteNews that have come from other news sources as noted is subject to the conditions of those sources.