New figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal in 2011 over a fifth of gay men (21%) diagnosed with HIV were simultaneously diagnosed with an acute STI such as chlamydia and gonorrhoea.  This compared with one in 25 heterosexual men and one in 30 heterosexual women.

NAT's comment on the Health Protection Agency and UCL research exploring driving forces behind HIV epidemic in men who have sex with men in the UK.