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  Uncomfortable news on lubes for anal sex

  Commercially available sexual lubricants may increase people’s susceptibility to sexually transmitted infection (STIs), US scientists reported recently. A study found that people who consistently used shop-bought ‘lubes’ for...

  From:  HIV treatment update

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  Where next for HIV prevention?

  Gus Cairns finds that UK HIV prevention campaigners and researchers are all in agreement that something has to change. They’re not so certain about where we go...

  From:  HIV treatment update

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  Safer sex in the treatment era

  There is mounting evidence that reducing viral load through HIV treatment may be one of the most effective ways of stopping onward transmission of HIV. But how...

  From:  HIV treatment update

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  Are lubricants safe?

  The ‘lubes’ used most often in sex may actually make HIV transmission more likely. Gus Cairns explores some unnerving new findings from the 2010 International Microbicides Conference. ...

  From:  HIV treatment update

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  Bored and horny

  It’s Sunday afternoon and it’s raining. I’m bored and horny. However, I’ve got £20 left over from the night before and this will be enough...

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Condoms and lubricant news from aidsmap

• Blackmail, violence and stigma restrict access to sexual health services for gay men, Global Health and Rights Study reports

  The Global Forum for MSM and HIV has released an analysis of its 2012 Global Men’s Health and Rights Study (GMHRS) concentrating on young men under 30 who have sex with men (MSM), complementing the full report which came out ...

  01 May 2013 | Gus Cairns

• A majority of HIV-positive gay men in Dutch survey take their viral load into consideration if having unprotected sex

  About 40% of men who answered a community survey for HIV-positive gay men in the Netherlands said they took their viral load into consideration in deciding whether or not use condoms. This represents about two-thirds of those who actually ...

  29 April 2013 | Gus Cairns

• Consistent condom use in anal sex stops 70% of HIV infections, study finds, but intermittent use has no effect

  An analysis by Dawn Smith of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) on 4 March has provided the first estimate of the efficacy of condoms ...

  04 March 2013 | Gus Cairns

• Condoms used in one-in-four heterosexual encounters in the US

  A quarter of heterosexual adults in the United States used a condom the last time they had vaginal sex, researchers from Indiana University have found. Respondents generally reported that condom use made no difference to sexual pleasure, to orgasm, or to ...

  17 February 2013 | Gus Cairns

• UK experts: successful treatment is "as effective as consistent condom use" in reducing HIV transmission

  The British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the Department of Health’s Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA) published this week a position statement on the use of HIV treatment by people with HIV to reduce the risk of transmission. For ...

  23 January 2013 | Roger Pebody

• Young people know less about HIV and are less trustful of condoms, French survey finds

  The first survey for six years of attitudes to HIV and sexual risk behaviour among the general public in France has found that young people are less frightened of AIDS than they used to be, are more likely to ...

  10 January 2013 | Gus Cairns

• Unprotected sex reported by the majority of sexually active adolescents infected with HIV since birth

  Close to two-thirds of sexually active adolescents infected with HIV at birth have had unprotected sex, US investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Many of those initiating sexual activity had a high viral load ...

  21 November 2012 | Michael Carter

• Some sexual lubricants damage cells – but may not increase HIV risk

  An evaluation of 13 sexual lubricants has found that, while many are toxic to the cells that line the vagina and rectum, this does not lead to an increased rate of HIV infection – at least in test-tube experiments. ...

  09 November 2012 | Gus Cairns

• Consistent and correct condom use reduces risk of bacterial STIs by 60%

  Consistent and correct condom use provides a high level of protection against bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), US investigators report in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Individuals who always used condoms correctly were almost 60% less likely to be diagnosed with an ...

  26 September 2012 | Michael Carter

• Douching does not seem to increase STI risk

  Neither rectal douching nor vaginal washing appears to be as significantly associated with sexually transmitted infections or other microbial conditions that increase the risk of HIV, as had been feared, the International Microbicides Conference heard yesterday. In the case of ...

  18 April 2012 | Gus Cairns

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• Why still so few use condoms

  With the "next-generation condom" initiative, Bill Gates is acknowledging that the practical reasons people don't use condoms warrant honest conversation.

  30 April 2013 | The Atlantic

• African Common Position Paper Highlights Importance of Condom-Compatible Lubes and Rectal Microbicide Research

  IRMA is excited to report that the need for safe, accessible, condom compatible lubricants as well as support for rectal microbicide research in Africa have been highlighted in the just completed African Common Position Paper (ACP) on ICPD.

  18 April 2013 | IRMA - Rectal Microbicide Advocacy

• Three Organisations Receive Support to Improve Lubricant Access in Africa

  IRMA*, amfAR*, and AVAC* are delighted to announce that IRMA Nigeria (in partnership with International Center on Advocacy for the Right to Health), Stop AIDS in Liberia (SAIL), and an organisation in Zambia** have been awarded Global Lube Access Mobilisation (GLAM) funding to campaign for access to safe, condom-compatible lubricants in their communities.

  15 April 2013 | IRMA - Rectal Microbicide Advocacy

• Origami Condoms Radically Redesigns Almost Century-Old Latex Protection

  Now a small business called Origami Condoms says it is ready to reinvent the condom and make it more appealing to use by taking a design tip from the Japanese art of paper folding. The secret? An accordion-like design.

  09 April 2013 | Huffington Post

• "Move condoms away from the haemorrhoid creams and into the back of taxis!"

  "Condoms are too often positioned in the aisles of supermarkets next to the haemorrhoid creams and cold remedies. We believe this is the wrong place, condoms shouldn’t be hidden away, the easier they are to get hold of and the more visibility they have the more people will use them, also consumers don’t want to feel embarrassed, take them away from the "problem solving" area into a more neutral, comfortable location."

  28 March 2013 | Journalism.co.uk (press release)

• Next Generation Condoms - Bill Gates Foundation Awarding $100k Grants

  If you think you can create a Next Generation Condom that considerably enhances or preserves pleasure, the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation might award you a Phase I $100,000 grant. The aim is to improve condom uptake and regular use.

  24 March 2013 | HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today

• Reinventing The Condom - modernizing a life-saving tool

  We have a product that is safe and effective, but underutilized. What if we could develop a condom that would provide all the benefit of our current versions, without the drawbacks? Even better, what if we could develop one that was preferred to no condom?

  21 March 2013 | Impatient Optimists

• Pope Francis' View on Contraception Could Impact AIDS Work

  Catholic organizations around the world are still digesting how the selection of Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, now Pope Francis , might impact their work, and that includes disease-prevention efforts.

  15 March 2013 | ABC News

• Putting the Nail in the Coffin of Condom-Only HIV Prevention

  Dearly beloved, we gather here to say our goodbyes. For over thirty years, condoms have been our only lifesavers in the face of HIV. But as if we needed any additional evidence of the need to turn the page, it came in the form of a seemingly banal conference presentation this week in Atlanta at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

  08 March 2013 | Frontiers LA

• Analysis: Condoms continue to confound Uganda

  The condom has played a central role in Uganda's official HIV prevention strategy for over two decades, but the country has yet to get it right, with condom use declining and the government unable to meet what demand does exist.

  01 March 2013 | IRIN PlusNews

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