via AidsMap.com, by Gus Cairns An meta-analysis of HIV-negative gay men’s sexual behaviour and HIV incidence rate in four HIV prevention studies, presented earlier this month at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), has found that attempting to ‘serosort’ by restricting unprotected sex to partners known to be HIV negative does have efficacy as Read More >>

via aidsmap, by Gus Cairns The vast majority of gay men, HIV-positive and negative, make some effort to moderate their risk of transmitting or acquiring HIV, Dr Limin Mao of the University of New South Wales in Australia told the Tenth AIDS Impact conference. The results of three annual surveys show that the decisions faced by gay Read More >>

via PlosONE Philip SS, Yu X, Donnell D, Vittinghoff E, Buchbinder S (2010) Serosorting Is Associated with a Decreased Risk of HIV Seroconversion in the EXPLORE Study Cohort. PLoS ONE 5(9): e12662. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012662 Abstract Background Seroadaptation strategies such as serosorting and seropositioning originated within communities of men who have sex with men (MSM), but there are limited Read More >>

Via Aidsmap Almost two-thirds of gay and bisexual men consistently use condoms with casual partners as a means of HIV prevention, Swiss investigators report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. However, their research showed that 25% of men used strategies such as serosorting, strategic positioning, and withdrawal before ejaculation to try Read More >>

via U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Medical News, posted December 10, 2009 Prevalence of Seroadaptive Behaviors of Men Who Have Sex With Men, San Francisco, 2004 The researchers set out to define and measure the prevalence of HIV seroadaptive behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM). Time-location sampling was used to recruit a community-based, Read More >>

Do men who have sex with men use serosorting with casual partners in France? Results of a nationwide survey  Abstract: We examined whether men who have sex with men (MSM) in France have adopted serosorting with their casual partners, serosorting being one strategy to reduce the risk of HIV transmission. We expected to see the same predictors Read More >>

via Aidsmap, by Michael Carter Over 40% of gay and other men who have sex with men diagnosed with HIV in the US have unprotected anal intercourse, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in the August 24th edition of AIDS. However, there was evidence that those engaging in unprotected sex were attempting to limit the Read More >>

[Presented at SÖDAK 2009: The German-Austrian-Swiss AIDS Congress, June 24-27 2009] Marcus ULRICH and Axel J. SCHMIDT (Robert Koch Institut)Objectives: We aimed to quantify the frequency and effectiveness of HIV risk management strategies and tactics other than condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Germany and their impact on the frequency of sexually Read More >>

via Aidsmap Between 2003 and 2006, there was an increase in the numbers of HIV-negative gay men in Sydney who reported having unprotected anal intercourse with casual HIV-positive partners, report researchers in the online edition of AIDS and Behavior. However the researchers do not believe that these men form “a core group of high risk men”. Iryna Read More >>

via Aidsmap. Gay men in Sydney who only have unprotected anal intercourse as part of a risk reduction strategy such as serosorting or negotiated safety have a considerably lower risk of acquiring HIV than men who have unprotected sex in other ways, report Australian researchers in the January 14th issue of AIDS. Men who have unprotected anal Read More >>