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Monthly injectable drug offers 100% protection against HIV in monkeys – could be dosed every three months

An injectable, long-lasting integrase inhibitor drug, when given to rhesus macaques exposed to a monkey-adapted version of HIV, completely protected them against the virus. This drug, an injectable

Published
04 March 2013
By
Gus Cairns
PrEP
VOICE trial's disappointing result poses big questions for PrEP

The failure of one of the largest trials yet conducted of HIV drug-based prevention methods poses questions for how to turn vaginal microbicides and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis

Published
04 March 2013
By
Gus Cairns
PrEP
Len Tooley on PrEP - responding to critics

Len Tooley is a 31-year old, sexually active, HIV-negative gay guy who is taking Truvada as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). In the third and final part of our interview, Len responds to those people in the gay and HIV communities who are critical of negative guys like him who decide PrEP is right for them, about why he decided to talk publicly about being on PrEP and what he would say to others who are considering this option as a way of staying HIV-negative.

Published
04 March 2013
From
Positive Lite
PrEP
US gay youth PrEP study meets recruitment and adherence problems

A small six-month pilot study of the feasibility and acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in young gay men aged 18 to 22 in the US found that

Published
02 March 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Conception
Updated NICE guidelines revise treatment recommendations for people with fertility problems

The guidelines include recommendations for couples with HIV. They are essentially unchanged from the consultation version, stating that sperm washing may no longer be necessary for couples where the man has HIV and the woman does not. As long as the man is on effective antiretroviral treatment and unprotected sex is limited to days when his partner is ovulating, “sperm washing may not further reduce the risk of infection.” However the guidance does not support the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by the HIV-negative partner.

Published
20 February 2013
From
NICE press release
Behaviour change interventions
Saving Safe Sex: An Interview With Richard Berkowitz

The writer of the first safer sex manifesto for gay men talks about PrEP, gay culture and the profile documentary Sex Positive.

Published
19 February 2013
From
Huffington Post (blog)
PrEP
Why HIV educator Len Tooley went on PrEP

Some Canadian physicians are already prescribing Truvada “off-label” as PrEP for some of their patients. Len Tooley is one patient of such a physician. He agreed to talk to PositiveLite.com about his decision to go on PrEP.

Published
15 February 2013
From
Positive Lite
PrEP
PrEP wars: debating pre-exposure prophylaxis in the gay community

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was approved in the US in July, following trials showing its efficacy in preventing sexual transmission of HIV. But, as Gus Cairns finds out, it

Published
14 February 2013
From
HIV treatment update
PrEP
That Barebacking Thief-Whore: PrEP and Responsibility

I’m fast approaching the four-month anniversary of “My Life on PrEP,” a milestone that I imagine equal parts of you are either thrilled or disgusted to see pass. You've made your views about me and my ideas plain, which I have honestly appreciated - there is much insight to be gained from these accusations and slanderous, mean-spirited comments.

Published
08 February 2013
From
Frontiers LA
Side-effects
Tenofovir impairs enzyme that stops cells ageing

A team of Australian researchers has found that tenofovir and, to a lesser extent, other drugs from the nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class, impairs an enzyme that

Published
31 January 2013
By
Gus Cairns
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