HIV/AIDS Topics PrEP Preferences of Gay Men Are Predicted by Frequency and Predictability of Sex
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Monday, 19 October 2015 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
A survey from the U.S. and Canada recently published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes reveals that, on the whole, HIV-negative gay men would rather take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) intermittently and only before they anticipate sex, in what has been called "event-driven" or "on-demand" PrEP.
IDWeek 2015: Emergency Needle Exchange Reduces HIV and HCV Risk in Indiana
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- Category: Injection Drug Use
- Published on Sunday, 18 October 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
An emergency syringe exchange program implemented after an outbreak of HIV earlier this year in Indiana led to a decrease in risk behaviors including needle sharing over its first 5 months, researchers reported at IDWeek 2015 last week in San Diego. These findings add to the evidence that needle exchange is an effective harm reduction intervention for people who inject drugs.
U.S. Physicians Routinely Offer Early HIV Treatment, But Only a Third Have Prescribed PrEP
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- Category: Treatment as Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 13 October 2015 00:00
- Written by Michael Carter
Most doctors at the frontline of the HIV epidemic in the United States recommend early antiretroviral therapy (ART) and many also believe they have a role in providing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to the uninfected partners of their patients living with HIV, according to research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Overall, 87% of doctors recommended ART from the point of diagnosis and most thought PrEP was appropriate in some circumstances. However, only a third had actually prescribed PrEP.
IAPAC Summit: At Least 25,000 People in the U.S. May Now Be Using PrEP
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- Category: Treatment as Prevention
- Published on Wednesday, 14 October 2015 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
As many as 30,000 people in the U.S. may now be taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV, researchers reported at the 4th IAPAC Controlling the HIV Epidemic with Antiretrovirals summit in Paris last week. Meanwhile, as the summit also heard, European and other countries face frustrating delays in securing access to PrEP.
Certain Vaginal Bacteria May Protect Against HIV Transmission During Sex
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- Category: HIV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 07 October 2015 00:00
- Written by American Society for Microbiology
Specific types of Lactobacillus bacteria in the vaginal mucus can trap HIV and may help prevent sexual transmission of the virus to women, according to a report in the October 6 edition of the online journal mBio. Conversely, researchers found that another species associated with bacterial vaginosis may increase susceptibility to HIV infection.
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