Homosexuality, Male

"Homosexuality, Male" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Sexual attraction or relationship between males.

Descriptor ID	D018451
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.802.975.500.600 G08.686.867.500.600
Concept/Terms	Homosexuality, Male Homosexuality, Male Male Homosexuality

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Homosexuality, Male".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Sexual Behavior [F01.145.802]
Sexuality [F01.145.802.975]
Homosexuality [F01.145.802.975.500]
Homosexuality, Male [F01.145.802.975.500.600]
Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Sexuality [G08.686.867]
Homosexuality [G08.686.867.500]
Homosexuality, Male [G08.686.867.500.600]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Homosexuality, Male".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Homosexuality, Male".

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Bar chart showing 23 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	2	0	2
2010	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	1	2
2014	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	2	1	3
2017	0	2	2
2019	1	1	2
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	2	2
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Homosexuality, Male" by people in Profiles.

Mi Y, Wiginton JM, Murray SM, Lucas I, Valentine-Graves M, Dean LT, Willie TC, Willis K, Sanchez T, Baral S, Rao A. Association between homelessness and PrEP uptake among men who have sex with men: Results from the American Men's Internet Survey, 2017-2021. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Feb; 366:117674.

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Dawit R, Predmore Z, Raifman J, Chan PA, Dean LT. Perceived Versus Actual Costs of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 Oct; 38(10):468-476.

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Danielewicz M. Medical Issues Affecting Older Gay and Bisexual Men. Clin Geriatr Med. 2024 May; 40(2):239-250.

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Sosnowy C, Predmore Z, Dean LT, Raifman J, Chu C, Galipeau D, Nocka K, Napoleon S, Chan P. Paying for PrEP: A qualitative study of cost factors that impact pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake in the US. Int J STD AIDS. 2022 12; 33(14):1199-1205.

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Groves AK, Vadaketh J, Raziano VT, Nkwihoreze H, Short WR, Momplaisir F. Preexposure Prophylaxis Acceptability Among Pregnant Individuals and Implications for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Apr 01; 139(4):537-544.

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Liu P, Stewart L, Short WR, Koenig H. Metrics of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Implementation Before and After a Multidisciplinary Task Force at an Academic Institution. Qual Manag Health Care. 2022 Jul-Sep 01; 31(3):170-175.

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Greenberg AE, Celentano DD, Metzger DS, Magnus M, Blank MB, Davis W, Brooks D, Dominque T, Page KR, Limaye RJ, Collman RG, Chaisson RE, Zea MC, Beyrer C. The Mid-Atlantic Centers for AIDS Research Consortium: Promoting HIV Science Through Regional Collaboration. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2022 03; 38(3):181-187.

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Goldstein ND, LeVasseur MT, Tran NK, Purtle J, Welles SL, Eppes SC. Modeling HPV vaccination scale-up among urban young men who have sex with men in the context of HIV. Vaccine. 2019 06 27; 37(29):3883-3891.

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Smith D, Huynh C, Moore AJ, Frick A, Anderson C, Porrachia M, Scott B, Stous S, Schooley R, Little S, Santos AT. Herd Immunity Likely Protected the Men Who Have Sex With Men in the Recent Hepatitis A Outbreak in San Diego, California. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 03 19; 68(7):1228-1230.

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Lunn MR, Cui W, Zack MM, Thompson WW, Blank MB, Yehia BR. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Health Outcomes Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual U.S. Adults Using Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators. LGBT Health. 2017 08; 4(4):283-294.

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