化学性,药物和后果:一个简短的回顾
Diane Le Bouëdec1, Romain Pelletier2, François Bénézit3
1Laboratory of Biological and Forensic Toxicology, Pontchaillou University Hospital, 35033 Rennes, France.
概括
化学性,即使用药物来增强性经验,与成和感染等重大健康风险有关. 了解其流行和后果对于有效的公共卫生战略至关重要.
科学领域:
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 性健康 性的健康
背景情况:
- 化学性爱涉及使用精神活性物质来加剧性经验,通常是长时间的会话和多个伴侣.
- 通常使用的物质包括GHB,合成甲基和勃起功能障碍药物.
- 患病率各不相同 (在欧洲为9-21%),受不同定义和研究人群的影响.
研究的目的:
- 审查化学性行为的特征,流行病学和健康后果.
- 突出化学性和诸如成,精神疾病和性传播感染 (STIs) 等风险之间的关联.
- 强调需要多学科支持和医疗保健专业人员培训.
主要方法:
- 这篇文章对现有的关于chemsex的文献进行了综述.
- 它综合了有关该现象特征,流行率和相关风险的信息.
- 讨论了流行病学数据和健康结果.
主要成果:
- 化学性与严重的健康风险有关,包括物质成,心理健康问题,以及艾滋病毒和C型肝炎等性传播感染率的增加.
- 在性生活中使用静脉注射药物 ("冲击") 具有特别高的风险.
- 虽然最初在与男性发生性关系的男性 (MSM) 社区中观察到,但化学性行为发生在异性恋和变性人群中.
结论:
- 有效的干预需要非判断性,多学科的支持,整合降低伤害,心理健康护理和性传播疾病预防.
- 医疗保健专业人员需要培训,以识别和管理与chemsex相关的问题.
- 进一步的研究对于完善理解和为公共卫生战略提供信息至关重要.
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