Your Patients Are Probably Having Anal Sex. Let's Talk About It.

The Future of HIV Care · Jun 28, 2023 · 44m

Your Patients Are Probably Having Anal Sex. Let's Talk About It.

It's Pride Month, so we thought: Why don't we talk about anal health? (Or, as we will frequently refer to it on this podcast, butt stuff?)

We know it's a taboo, and many of us are uncomfortable discussing it with our patients. But even though it is awkward, when we recognize that HIV transmissions often occur through anal sex -- and that regardless of sex or gender, many people have anal sex at some point, whether they are admitting it or not -- we can appreciate that we really do need to talk about this.

Our guest for this…