Erectile Dysfunction Medication Prescription: STI and Risk Behavior in Men with HIV

• Published in: Journal of sexual medicine Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 691 - 700
• Main Authors: Heudebert, Jose Pablo, Tamhane, Ashutosh, Burkholder, Greer A., Dionne-Odom, Jodie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology; Erectile dysfunction; Erectile Dysfunction - drug therapy; Gonorrhea - epidemiology; HIV; HIV Infections - epidemiology; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Men who have sex with men; Men who have sex with women; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Risk-Taking; Safe Sex; Screening; Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Sexual health; Sexual Partners; Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology; Sildenafil; Syphilis - diagnosis; Syphilis - epidemiology; Young Adult; Screening; HIV; Men who have sex with men; Erectile dysfunction; Sildenafil; Men who have sex with women; Sexual health

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common diagnosis in up to 50% of men with HIV and prescription of erectile dysfunction medication (EDM) has been variably associated with increased risk behaviors and acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We measured the association of EDM prescription...