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Biological and demographic causes of high HIV and sexually transmitted disease prevalence in men who have sex with men
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- Published on: 13 May 2016
- Published on: 13 May 2016The difference may be due to DHEA levels...Show More
Dear Editor,
In 1985, I first suggested that vulnerability to AIDS and homosexuality may result from low DHEA. The first reports of low DHEA in AIDS appeared in 1989.
On average, DHEA is lower in male homosexuals than heterosexual men. I suggest that the continual loss of DHEA of AIDS actually produces the symptoms of AIDS.
Since there is overlap in DHEA levels, there should be some vulnerability...
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