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[[Image:Neisseriagon.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|[[Gonorrhea]] is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] (STD) caused by the bacterium ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]''.]]

[[Image:Neisseriagon.jpg|thumbnail|175px|right|[[Gonorrhea]] is a [[sexually transmitted disease]] (STD) caused by the bacterium ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]''.]]

In respect to '''homosexuality and gonorrhea''', a study published by the ''[[Canadian Medical Association Journal]]'' in 1991 found that:

In respect to '''homosexuality and gonorrhea''', a study published by the ''[[Canadian Medical Association Journal]]'' in 1991 found that:

{{cquote|Among the males [...] gonorrhea was associated with urethral discharge (positivity rate 24.3 time higher than the rate among those without discharge) and homosexuality (3.7 times higher than the rate among heterosexuals).<ref>Canadian Medical Association Journal - [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1453048 Predictors of chlamydial infection and gonorrhea among patients seen by private practitioners]</ref>}}  

{{cquote|Among the males [...] gonorrhea was associated with urethral discharge (positivity rate 24.3 time higher than the rate among those without discharge) and homosexuality (3.7 times higher than the rate among heterosexuals).<ref>Vincelette J, Baril JG, & Allard R (1991).  Predictors of chlamydial infection and gonorrhea among patients seen by private practitioners.  ''Canadian Medical Association Journal, 144'', 713-721. [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1453048 link]</ref>}}  

The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) issued a report regarding [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] men, which stated that "male rectal gonorrhea is increasing among MSM [men who have sex with men] amidst an overall decline in nationwide gonorrhea rates."<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm Increases in Unsafe Sex and Rectal Gonorrhea Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- San Francisco, California, 1994-1997]</ref>

The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) issued a report regarding [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] men, which stated that "male rectal gonorrhea is increasing among MSM [men who have sex with men] amidst an overall decline in nationwide gonorrhea rates."<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1999).  Increases in unsafe sex and rectal gonorrhea among men who have sex with men -- San Francisco, California, 1994-1997.  ''Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 48'', 45-48. [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm link]</ref>

The CDC also made the following report:

The CDC also made the following report:

{{cquote| "CDC conducted sentinel surveillance in 28 cities and found the proportion of cases resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics (a first-line treatment for [[gonorrhea]]) increased from 4.1 percent in 2003 to 6.8 percent in 2004. Resistance is especially worrisome in men who have sex with men, where it was eight times higher than among heterosexuals (23.8 percent vs. 2.9 percent). In April 2004, CDC recommended that fluoroquinolones no longer be used as treatment for gonorrhea among men who have sex with men. These [[antibiotic]]s were also not recommended to treat the disease in anyone in [[California]] or [[Hawaii]], where resistance has been widespread for years. Outside of these states, the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance among heterosexuals remains low at 1.3 percent."<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - [http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r051108.htm New CDC Data Show Syphilis Increasing in Men -- Gonorrhea Cases at All Time Low; Chlamydia Testing Possibly Increasing]</ref>}}

{{cquote| "CDC conducted sentinel surveillance in 28 cities and found the proportion of cases resistant to fluoroquinolone antibiotics (a first-line treatment for [[gonorrhea]]) increased from 4.1 percent in 2003 to 6.8 percent in 2004. Resistance is especially worrisome in men who have sex with men, where it was eight times higher than among heterosexuals (23.8 percent vs. 2.9 percent). In April 2004, CDC recommended that fluoroquinolones no longer be used as treatment for gonorrhea among men who have sex with men. These [[antibiotic]]s were also not recommended to treat the disease in anyone in [[California]] or [[Hawaii]], where resistance has been widespread for years. Outside of these states, the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance among heterosexuals remains low at 1.3 percent."<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2007). ''Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2006'', Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, Atlanta, GA.    [http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r051108.htm link]</ref>}}

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