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Homosexuality and Gonorrhea (view source)
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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]]''.]]
{{Homosexuality and health}}
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>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>}}
{{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>}}