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* Abbreviations: AAP — : American Academy of Pediatrics AMSM — : adolescent men who have sex with men PrEP — : preexposure prophylaxis SRH — : sexual and reproductive health In “Factors Associated with HIV Testing in Teenage Men Who Have Sex with Men,” Mustanski et al1 explore individual, family, school, and health care factors associated with lifetime receipt of an HIV test in a sample of adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) ( n = 699) between ages 13 to 18. The authors report low testing rates (23.3%) in this sample but found the following factors to be significant predictors of HIV testing: older age; sexual experience; HIV-related information, motivation, and behavioral skills; and discussions with a doctor about sexual orientation or male partners. Mustanski et al1 conclude with important recommendations for pediatricians to improve physician–patient communication about sex and sexuality with adolescent patients. The individual and practice-level changes suggested by Mustanski et al1 are important for pediatric providers and consistent with American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations.2,3 There are numerous AAP policy statements and clinical reports emphasizing importance of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for adolescents as well as specific guidelines for the care of sexual and gender minority youth issued by the AAP2,4 and Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, … Address correspondence to Errol L. Fields, MD, PhD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 200 N Wolfe St #2027, Baltimore, MD 21287. E-mail: errol.fields{at}jhmi.edu

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