"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.
Sexual attraction or relationship between males.
| Descriptor ID |
D018451
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.802.975.500.600 G08.686.867.500.600
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Homosexuality, Male".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Homosexuality, Male".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Homosexuality, Male" by people in this website by year, and whether "Homosexuality, Male" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2017 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2018 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 2021 | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 2022 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| 2023 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Homosexuality, Male" by people in Profiles.
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The safety and tolerability of oral TDF/FTC as pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in China: a prospective cohort study. BMC Infect Dis. 2026 May 21; 26(1).
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Co-creation and evaluation of people-centered mobile health messages to promote PrEP adherence among GBMSM in China: a feasibility study. Sex Health. 2026 Apr 09; 23(2).
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Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Updated Meta-Analysis. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Apr 01; 101(4):335-345.
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Brief Report: Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Can Substantially Reduce HIV Incidence in Los Angeles County: A Simulation Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 Mar 01; 101(3):273-278.
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Daily PrEP and event-driven PrEP adherence for men who have sex with men in China. Sex Health. 2026 02 05; 23(1).
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Understanding social context in HIV and drug use via community-informed computational modeling: SILOS study protocol. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1690612.
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Incentivizing Prevention: Community Based Organizations' Perceptions on Financial Incentives for Recruitment and Retention of Participants in Keep it Up! (KIU!), an eHealth HIV Prevention Intervention. AIDS Behav. 2026 Apr; 30(4):1239-1251.
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Community-Based Organizations' Approaches to Recruitment and Retention for a Digital HIV Prevention Intervention for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mixed Methods Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 11 03; 27:e63199.
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Gut microbiota differences linked to weight gain and ART in people living with HIV are enterotype specific and minor compared to the large differences linked to sexual behavior. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2025; 15:1568352.
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Effectiveness of the smart program: Stepped-care HIV prevention for gay and bisexual adolescent boys. Health Psychol. 2025 Mar; 44(3):321-331.