Men who have sex with men higher risk for suicide — almost three times higher, than other married individuals. A 2007 study reported that two large population surveys found "the majority of gay men had similar numbers of unprotected sexual partners annually as straight men and women." Among men who have anal sex with other men, anal sex without use of a condom is considered to be very risky behavior. A person who inserts their penis into an infected partner is at risk because sexually transmitted diseases (STDS/STIs) can enter through the urethra or through small cuts, abrasions, or open sores on the penis. Also, condoms
Men who have sex with men Men who have sex with men Men who have sex with men (MSM), also known as males who have sex with males, are male persons who engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex, regardless of how they identify themselves; many such men do not sexually identify as gay, homosexual or bisexual. The term "MSM" was created in the 1990s by epidemiologists to study the spread of disease among men who have sex with men, regardless of identity. The term "MSM" is often used in medical literature and social research to describe such men as a group for