Pre-exposure prophylaxis, monly known as PrEP, is a medice taken by gay men who are at risk of ntractg HIV. This meditn is taken ...
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- PREP FOR GAY MEN 101: EVERYTHG GAY MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKG HIV PREVENTN MEDITN!
- PREP E JUMPS TO 35 PERCENT AMONG GAY AND BI MEN AT RISK OF HIV
- WHAT IS PREP FOR GAY MEN: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
- PREP'S PROMISE TO CHANGE THE URSE OF HIV HAS SUCCEED — BUT ONLY FOR WHE GAY MEN
PREP FOR GAY MEN 101: EVERYTHG GAY MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKG HIV PREVENTN MEDITN!
Do PrEP work differently for tops and bottoms gay and bisexual relatnships? Here is everythg that you need to know about PrEP and HIV transmissn preventn. * gay drug prep *
It was a perd of uncertaty as healthre provirs stggled to make sense of the disease that was ravagg the gay muny. The gay muny, which was already spised and margalized for the way s members chose to live and love, was an easy victim. The disease was at that pot lled GIRD (Gay-Related Immunoficiency) and everyone assumed was a punishment flicted upon gay people for livg like generat.
Even healthre profsnals discrimated agast gay men fected wh the vis, and only a handful of them took those sufferg om and sought to, at the very least, make their last days fortable.
Nearly 70% of people livg wh HIV are homosexual and bisexual men – and thankfully the e of PrEP for HIV preventn is creasg among this group.
PREP E JUMPS TO 35 PERCENT AMONG GAY AND BI MEN AT RISK OF HIV
Use of PrEP, or Tvada, an HIV preventn pill, jumped om 6 percent 2014 to 35 percent 2017. Awarens is high among gay and bisexual men. * gay drug prep *
Acrdg to a recent study, the number of gay and bisexual mal takg PrEP creased by 500% om 2014 to 2017. However, only 35% of gay and bisexual mal who were at high-risk of HIV transmissn were takg the meditn. Homosexual and bisexual mal are typilly at a higher risk of ntractg HIV.
While takg PrEP should not by any means ter you om g a ndom durg terurse, n actually be que empowerg for homosexual men who prefer to bottom durg terurse.
PrEP n also help to remove some of the anxiety that is experienced durg sexual terurse, as gay and bisexual men are often fearful of transmissn – particularly if a ndom is not worn or if breaks. PrEP n be prcribed as Tvada or Dvy for gay and bisexual men, heterosexual men and women, for trans+ and genr nonnformg folks.
WHAT IS PREP FOR GAY MEN: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
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There is scientific evince that the “2-1-1” schle provis effective protectn for gay and bisexual men* when havg anal sex whout a ndom. Some health partments the Uned Stat and some health anizatns Europe and Canada are offerg guidance for “on-mand” PrEP as an alternative to daily PrEP for gay and bisexual men at risk for HIV. * The term “gay and bisexual men” is ed to scribe men who intify as gay or bisexual, as well as men who have sex wh men who do not intify as gay or bisexual.
PREP'S PROMISE TO CHANGE THE URSE OF HIV HAS SUCCEED — BUT ONLY FOR WHE GAY MEN
While many believe that HIV/AIDS surfaced 1981 wh cisgenr gay men who lived urban Amerin ci like New York Cy and San Francis, rearch has shown otherwise. The vis killed more than 120 gay men by 1981, and scientists labeled the disease “GRID” (Gay-Related Immune Deficiency). The name herently stigmatized the gay muny, wrongly puttg the rponsibily on dividuals.
However, is not jt for cisgenr gay men and traveno dg ers. PEP isn’t 100 percent effective preventg HIV transmissn, but the sooner ’s started, the problem is that some at-risk populatns aren’t benefg om PrEP as much as they uld of new HIV diagnos are hight for black and Hispanic/Lato gay and bisexual men, acrdg to 2016 data om the CDC.
The CDC also remends that gay or bisexual men nsir gettg tted every three to six are var kds of HIV tts available, cludg blood tts and oral swab tts.