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Results. All studied patients were male with a median age of 33 years old (range 20\u201358 years). All, except one, were men who have sex with men (MSM). The median CD4 cell count was 482 cells\/\u00b5L (range 165\u20131073 cells\/\u00b5L). Crohn\u2019s disease (CD) was diagnosed in 7 patients (14%), ulcerative colitis (UC) in 41 patients (82%), and 2 patients (4%) had indeterminate colitis. Forty-nine patients (98%) reported a history of unprotected receptive anal intercourse and different sexual transmitted infections (STIs). Only in 10 patients (20%) were one or more IBD relapses observed. Conclusions. We recommend HIV testing for every MSM with IBD suspicion. Moreover, STIs testing should be performed in every IBD patient with colorectal inflammation, using molecular and serological methods. 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