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

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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]

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Bar chart showing 430 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 38 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	7	0	7
2004	5	1	6
2005	12	5	17
2006	11	1	12
2007	12	1	13
2008	4	1	5
2009	15	4	19
2010	8	0	8
2011	8	1	9
2012	18	4	22
2013	29	2	31
2014	31	4	35
2015	31	3	34
2016	26	4	30
2017	24	4	28
2018	30	8	38
2019	20	3	23
2020	17	11	28
2021	2	13	15
2022	2	20	22
2023	0	9	9
2024	5	4	9
2025	5	2	7

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

Jaramillo J, Rodriguez-Diaz CE. A Call to Center Latino Members of Sexual Minority Groups and Strengthen the US HIV Response. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 Sep 05; 6(9):e253234.

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Schrode KM, Edwards GG, Moghanian B, Weiss RE, Reback CJ, McWells C, Hilliard CL, Harawa NT. Randomized Controlled Trial Testing an HIV/STI Prevention Intervention Among People Leaving Incarceration Who Were Assigned Male at Birth, Have Sex with Men and A Substance Use Disorder. AIDS Behav. 2025 Dec; 29(12):3806-3821.

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Sheehan DM, Ram?rez-Ortiz D, Gwanzura T, Lewis PS, Ertl MM, Duncan DT, Swendeman D, Mu?oz-Laboy M, Devieux JG, Trepka MJ. Daily Factors Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Young Latino Sexual Minority Men with HIV: A 28-Day Daily Diary Study. AIDS Behav. 2025 Oct; 29(10):3054-3069.

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Ghanooni D, Carrico AW, Flentje A, Moreno PI, Harkness A, Dilworth S, Pahwa S, Pallikkuth S, Regan S, Aouizerat BE, Duncan DT. Neighborhood-level adversity and inflammation among sexual minority men living with HIV. Health Psychol. 2025 Mar; 44(3):188-196.

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Davis Ewart L, Larson ME, Ghanooni D, Verhagen R, Manuel J, McCollister K, Fardone E, DeVries B, Dilworth S, Blackstock M, Doblecki-Lewis S, Nahum-Shani I, Grov C, Carrico AW. Getting to yes: Pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial of motivational enhancement interventions targeting preexposure prophylaxis use in sexual minority men who use stimulants. Health Psychol. 2025 Mar; 44(3):310-320.

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Mustanski B, Macapagal K, Li DH, Rodriguez-Diaz CE, Saber R, Matson M, Moskowitz DA, Rendina HJ, Laber E, Ryan DT, Newcomb ME. Effectiveness of the smart program: Stepped-care HIV prevention for gay and bisexual adolescent boys. Health Psychol. 2025 Mar; 44(3):321-331.

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Edwards GG, Moghanian B, Reback CJ, Schrode KM, Weiss RE, Harawa NT. Comparing PrEP use among men who have sex with men with a recent incarceration history. AIDS Care. 2025 May; 37(5):709-719.

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Ross EJ, Jimenez D, Ghanooni D, Dilworth S, Carrico A, Williams R. Relations Between Optimism-Pessimism and Loneliness in Sexually Minoritized Men: The Moderating Role of Chronicity-Based Discrimination. J Homosex. 2025; 72(13):2613-2632.

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Mitchell JW, Bursac Z, Diaz D, Reyes Diaz EM, Silva-Santisteban A, Konda KA. Assessing a Couples-Based, Digital HIV Serostatus-Neutral Intervention (Para Ti, Para M?, Para Nosotros) for Adult Cisgender Sexual Minority Male Couples in Lima, Peru: Protocol for a 6-Month Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Oct 10; 13:e63106.

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Holloway IW, Wu ESC, Boka C, Young N, Hong C, Fuentes K, K?rkk?inen K, Beikzadeh M, Avenda?o A, Jauregui JC, Zhang A, Sevillano L, Fyfe C, Brisbin CD, Beltran RM, Cordero L, Parsons JT, Sarrafzadeh M. Novel Machine Learning HIV Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Young People Who Have Sex With Men (uTECH): Protocol for a Randomized Comparison Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Aug 20; 13:e58448.

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