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PrEP
US regulators vote for approval of PrEP by large majority

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a decisive step yesterday towards approving the use of the combination pill Truvada (tenofovir/FTC) as a prevention

Published
11 May 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Condoms and lubricant
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

Published
18 April 2012
By
Gus Cairns
HIV and sex
For how long will anal health and hygiene be neglected?

“It is high time that anal health [and hygiene] comes out of the closet” said Dr Ross Cranston, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Dr Cranston was referring to the multitude of anal health complications people practicing receptive anal intercourse are likely to be dealing with in their lives and very little quality care and products that exist to relieve them.

Published
17 April 2012
From
Citizen News Service
PrEP
Contraceptive requirement may have compromised FEM-PrEP study

A requirement that all participants take hormonal contraceptives may have been what led to the disappointing failure of a study of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) targeted at single women,

Published
16 April 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Recreational drug use
London: The drug epidemic that is hitting gay men hard

As someone who has worked in the drug and alcohol field for many years, what concerns Monty Moncrieff are some of the current trends in drug use and how these are specifically impacting gay men: ‘We are seeing massive changes in the way that men who have sex with men are using drugs and the problems that they are experiencing as a result. Men are increasingly using drugs to enhance sex.’

Published
12 April 2012
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Gay Star News
Relationships and feelings
Odd Blood: Serodiscordancy, or, Life With an HIV-Positive Partner

Chad, my boyfriend, types to me from the Hyatt on New Jersey Avenue, "I am hiv positive." We study the screen together, 1426 miles apart. The cursor of my chat window blinks for me. I'm not stunned, or even much scared, really; definitely not sickened, repulsed.

Published
05 April 2012
From
The Atlantic
Telling people you have HIV
A discourse on HIV disclosure

Despite the increase in HIV testing, and both primary and secondary prevention campaigns, there is a relative lack of discourse on disclosure of HIV status and condom negotiation among all the men we encounter in our studies. The discourse that does take place often produces confusing and even contradictory stories about status disclosure.

Published
05 April 2012
From
Chelsea Now
Relationships and feelings
KENYA: Better training needed for counsellors of HIV-discordant couples

The Kenyan government has issued guidelines on counselling for HIV-discordant couples, but many counsellors in smaller, rural health centres remain untrained.

Published
05 April 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Sexually transmitted infections
Risk in UK Shigella Infections Prompts advice for men who have sex with men

An increase in cases of dysentery caused by shigella infection has been identified among men who have sex with men (MSM) across the UK, according to preliminary findings from a Health Protection Agency (HPA) investigation published today (Friday) in Eurosurveillance.

Published
02 April 2012
From
Health Protection Agency press release
Sexually transmitted infections
Genital warts a marker for increased risk of anogenital cancers, cancers of the head and neck as well as some other malignancies

Infection with genital warts is associated with an increased risk of ano-genital cancers, malignancies of the head and neck and cancers in some other sites, according to

Published
22 March 2012
By
Michael Carter
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