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Concerning  '''adolescent AIDS''' and medical community negligence, one only has to see the [[Teenager Homosexuality|almost 38,500 cases of AIDS that have been reported in adolescents and young adults 13–24 years old in the United States of America as of December 31, 2003]] to see a glimpse of the effects of the medical community negligence. In 2000, the medical journal ''AIDS (London, England)'' made the following embarrassing admission in respect to a 1998 review of the medical literature by medical researchers Mansergh and Marks:

Concerning  '''adolescent AIDS''' and medical community negligence, one only has to see the [[Teenager Homosexuality|almost 38,500 cases of AIDS that have been reported in adolescents and young adults 13–24 years old in the United States of America as of December 31, 2003]] to see a glimpse of the effects of the medical community negligence. In 2000, the medical journal ''AIDS (London, England)'' made the following embarrassing admission in respect to a 1998 review of the medical literature by medical researchers Mansergh and Marks:

{{cquote|In their review of age and HIV risk behavior among gay men, Mansergh and Marks concluded that younger age was fairly consistently found to be associated with unprotected &#97;&#110;&#97;&#108; sex in [[North America|North American]] studies, while only limited evidence was found for the association in [[Europe|European]] and [[Australia]]n samples. Reasons for this are unclear. In order to assess more accurately the HIV risk for young gay men, it would be helpful to examine the degree of sexual 'mixing' across age groups and HIV status more closely. Although some studies have included assessments of perceived or known HIV status of young men's sexual partners, '''none of the studies reported the age ranges of the young men's sexual partners'''.(emphasis added)<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=11086853''The Gay '90s: a review of research in the 1990s on sexual behavior and HIV risk among men who have sex with men.'', AIDS (London, England), 2000;14 Suppl 3:page S103]</ref>}}

{{cquote|In their review of age and HIV risk behavior among gay men, Mansergh and Marks concluded that younger age was fairly consistently found to be associated with unprotected &#97;&#110;&#97;&#108; sex in [[North America]]n studies, while only limited evidence was found for the association in [[Europe]]an and [[Australia]]n samples. Reasons for this are unclear. In order to assess more accurately the HIV risk for young gay men, it would be helpful to examine the degree of sexual 'mixing' across age groups and HIV status more closely. Although some studies have included assessments of perceived or known HIV status of young men's sexual partners, '''none of the studies reported the age ranges of the young men's sexual partners'''.(emphasis added)<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=11086853''The Gay '90s: a review of research in the 1990s on sexual behavior and HIV risk among men who have sex with men.'', AIDS (London, England), 2000;14 Suppl 3:page S103]</ref>}}

[[Image:Aids diagram lg.jpg|thumbnail|right|375px|Illustration of [[HIV]] reproduction]]

[[Image:Aids diagram lg.jpg|thumbnail|right|375px|Illustration of [[HIV]] reproduction]]

In 1995, without giving specific age ranges of homosexual adolescents' sexual partners, medical researchers stated the following regarding youths seeking help at the only [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] identified agency New York City: "...many homosexual male adolescents have sexual relationships with homosexual men, the group with the highest prevalence for AIDS."<ref>[http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/152/4/588 ''Predicting patterns of sexual acts among homosexual and bisexual youths'', MJ Rotheram-Borus, M Rosario, H Reid and C Koopman, American Journal of Psychiatry, volume 152 , 1995, page 589]</ref>

In 1995, without giving specific age ranges of homosexual adolescents' sexual partners, medical researchers stated the following regarding youths seeking help at the only [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] identified agency New York City: "...many homosexual male adolescents have sexual relationships with homosexual men, the group with the highest prevalence for AIDS."<ref>[http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/152/4/588 ''Predicting patterns of sexual acts among homosexual and bisexual youths'', MJ Rotheram-Borus, M Rosario, H Reid and C Koopman, American Journal of Psychiatry, volume 152 , 1995, page 589]</ref>

In 1987, in an article entitled ''Male Homosexuality: An Adolescents Perspective'' the medical journal ''Pediatrics'' made the following admission regarding the poverty of medical study regarding adolescents and homosexuality:

In 1987, in an article entitled ''Male Homosexuality: An Adolescents Perspective'' the medical journal ''Pediatrics'' made the following admission regarding the poverty of medical study regarding adolescents and homosexuality:

{{cquote|The controversies surrounding adolescent homosexuality may, in part, be attributed to the lack of investigations directly involving homosexual youths.  A recent review of the literature concluded that current knowledge is based on opinions, clinical anecdotes, and studies of gay adults, recalling their adolescence. To our knowledge, there has been only one previous attempt to understand homosexuality from an adolescent's perspective.<ref>[http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/3/326 ''Male Homosexuality: An Adolescents Perspective'', Gary Remafedi, MD, MPH, ''Pediatrics'', vol. 79, No. 3, March 1987, page 326]</ref>}}

{{cquote|The controversies surrounding adolescent homosexuality may, in part, be attributed to the lack of investigations directly involving homosexual youths.  A recent review of the literature concluded that current knowledge is based on opinions, clinical anecdotes, and studies of gay adults, recalling their adolescence. To our knowledge, there has been only one previous attempt to understand homosexuality from an adolescent's perspective.<ref>[http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/3/326 ''Male Homosexuality: An Adolescents Perspective'', Gary Remafedi, MD, MPH, ''Pediatrics'', vol. 79, No. 3, March 1987, page 326]</ref>}}

==See Also==

==See also==

*[[Homosexuality and pederasty]]

*[[Homosexuality and pederasty]]