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In 2007, the medical journal ''Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases'' published an article entitled ''The resurgence of syphilis among men who have sex with men''.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17197882&ordinalpos=30&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum The resurgence of syphilis among men who have sex with men., Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2007 Feb;20(1):54-9]</ref> The abstract for that article states the following: "A resurgence of syphilis has occurred among men who have sex with men in many developed countries. Infection has been associated with HIV coinfection, multiple partners, and recreational drug use."<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17197882&ordinalpos=30&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum The resurgence of syphilis among men who have sex with men., Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2007 Feb;20(1):54-9]</ref>
In 2007, the medical journal ''Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases'' published an article entitled ''The resurgence of syphilis among men who have sex with men''.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17197882&ordinalpos=30&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum The resurgence of syphilis among men who have sex with men., Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2007 Feb;20(1):54-9]</ref> The abstract for that article states the following: "A resurgence of syphilis has occurred among men who have sex with men in many developed countries. Infection has been associated with HIV coinfection, multiple partners, and recreational drug use."<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17197882&ordinalpos=30&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum The resurgence of syphilis among men who have sex with men., Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2007 Feb;20(1):54-9]</ref>
===Homosexuality and Gonorrhea===
===Homosexuality and Gonorrhea===
[[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|homosexuality and gonorrhea]], the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report entitled ''Increases in Unsafe Sex and Rectal Gonorrhea Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- San Francisco, California, 1994-1997''.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm</ref> The CDC report stated that "male rectal gonorrhea is increasing among MSM [men who have sex with men] amidst an overall decline in nationwide gonorrhea rates."<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm</ref>
In respect to [[Homosexuality and Gonorrhea|homosexuality and gonorrhea]], the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report entitled ''Increases in Unsafe Sex and Rectal Gonorrhea Among Men Who Have Sex With Men -- San Francisco, California, 1994-1997''.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm</ref> The CDC report stated that "male rectal gonorrhea is increasing among MSM [men who have sex with men] amidst an overall decline in nationwide gonorrhea rates."<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056314.htm</ref>