The relationship between chronic diseases and number of sexual partners: an exploratory analysis.

Igor GrabovacLee SmithLin YangPinar SoysalNicola VeroneseAhmet Turan IsikSuzanna ForwoodSarah Jackson

Published in: BMJ sexual & reproductive health (2020)

A higher lifetime number of sexual partners is associated with increased odds of reported cancer. Longitudinal research is required to establish causality. Understanding the predictive value of lifetime number of sexual partners as a behavioural risk factor may improve clinical assessment of cancer risk in older adults.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
mental health
risk factors
papillary thyroid
physical activity
men who have sex with men
emergency department
squamous cell carcinoma
human immunodeficiency virus