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Dr. Michael Heller's medical journal article in the ''Annals of Emergency Medicine'' entitled ''The Gay Bowel Syndrome: A Common Problem of Homosexual Patients in the Emergency'' states regarding gay bowel syndrome the following: "Frequently and promiscuity of sexual intercourse is probably a major risk factor. Gay men in this country have both higher rates of intercourse and many more sexual partners than do either straight men or gay women."<ref>Annals of Emergency Medicine 1980 Sep;9(9), page 488</ref>
Dr. Michael Heller's medical journal article in the ''Annals of Emergency Medicine'' entitled ''The Gay Bowel Syndrome: A Common Problem of Homosexual Patients in the Emergency'' states regarding gay bowel syndrome the following: "Frequently and promiscuity of sexual intercourse is probably a major risk factor. Gay men in this country have both higher rates of intercourse and many more sexual partners than do either straight men or gay women."<ref>Annals of Emergency Medicine 1980 Sep;9(9), page 488</ref>
==HIV Infection and a New Look at Gay Bowel Syndrome==
==HIV Infection and a New Look at Gay Bowel Syndrome==
According to the [[Mayo Clinic]], [[proctitis]] is an "inflammation of the lining of the rectum... Sexually transmitted diseases are the most common cause, but other causes include inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, and non-sexually transmitted infections."<ref>http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/proctitis/DS00705</ref> [[Sexually transmitted disease]]s that cause proctitis include [[gonorrhea]], [[syphilis]], cytomegalovirus, [[herpes]], [[chlamydia]], lymphogranuloma venereum, and [[amebiasis]].<ref>http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001139.htm</ref><ref>http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec09/ch130/ch130f.html</ref> According to the Mayo Clinic, "proctitis in general mainly affects adult males".<ref>http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/proctitis/DS00705</ref>
In 2009, the abstract for the medical journal article ''Sexually transmitted infections as a cause of proctitis in men who have sex with men'' which was published in the medical journal ''Diseases of the Colon & Rectum'' declared: "Many men who have sex with men (MSM) present with complaints of bleeding, pain, and inflammation... Sexually transmitted infections are a common cause of proctitis and appropriate testing is imperative. Lymphogranuloma venereum is a common cause."<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19333054 ''Sexually transmitted infections as a cause of proctitis in men who have sex with men''], Davis TW1, Goldstone SE., Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Mar;52(3):507-12. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819ad537.</ref> For more information, please read: [[Homosexuality and proctitis]]
In 2009, the abstract for the medical journal article ''Sexually transmitted infections as a cause of proctitis in men who have sex with men'' which was published in the medical journal ''Diseases of the Colon & Rectum'' declared: "Many men who have sex with men (MSM) present with complaints of bleeding, pain, and inflammation... Sexually transmitted infections are a common cause of proctitis and appropriate testing is imperative. Lymphogranuloma venereum is a common cause."<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19333054 ''Sexually transmitted infections as a cause of proctitis in men who have sex with men''], Davis TW1, Goldstone SE., Dis Colon Rectum. 2009 Mar;52(3):507-12. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819ad537.</ref> For more information, please read: [[Homosexuality and proctitis]]