San Antonio de los Baños within health statistics appears as one of the municipalities with the highest incidence of HIV. Among the groups with the highest percent are men who have sex with other men identified as MSM. Put into light the gay or bisexual identity, reveals a responsible attitude towards our health and to others and enables effective HIV prevention among people of the same sex.
Unquestioningly to the preference of one or other practice, is necessary to always alert on how bad is to take an irresponsible attitude on life and even more sex when doing so will affect others and threatens human existence. Everything we do in order to prevent and curb the spread of the disease is not enough if we value the epidemic does not discriminate gender, race or culture.
MSM not always consciously assume this problem, so not go to health services and the chain can´t be stopped, the spread on many occasions involving other men and also women. Each individual must maintain updated his health status, is imposed to know their HIV status or what is the same, blood control either by rapid HIV or other option tests to see if you are infected or not.
In sexual practices of MSM are various risks, such as HIV transmission through oral sex is included as an HIV-infected and he ejaculates in the mouth, the man can catch the virus if there are mouth ulcers, by bleeding gums, genital sores and the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases.
Keep in mind that barrier methods are the only way to protect against some STDs, then we speak of condom use in all sexual relations, because the risk of transmitting hepatitis A and B, parasites and other bacteria are also at the person giving stimulation. HIV can pass from the semen or blood of an infected partner bloodstream through small cracks in the rectal tissue during the intercourse. To avoid this risk, anal intercourse and oral-anal method should not be done casually. Those who enjoy anal intercourse should always use condoms. Of course, in a monogamous relationship between two healthy people, the risk of disease transmitted through the anus is reduced.
Young men who have sex with men are at risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Many people are reluctant to talk about sex and sexual health openly with young people both in the family and social environment, this attitude with homophobia and fear of encouraging sexual activity among youth still remains a major obstacle to prevention.
We should show tolerance towards sex education and to the relationship of MSM, its impact reaches society because it allows us to reach these people for the implementation of antiretroviral treatment, specialized and individualized psychosocial care and get that the sick from HIV/AIDS adhere to the treatment as a fundamental pillar for his health, is an effective way to reduce transmission.
