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.
Contents:
- PREP FOR GAY MEN 101: EVERYTHG GAY MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKG HIV PREVENTN MEDITN!
- WHAT IS PREP FOR GAY MEN: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
PREP FOR GAY MEN 101: EVERYTHG GAY MEN NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TAKG HIV PREVENTN MEDITN!
* what is prep gay *
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. 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.
WHAT IS PREP FOR GAY MEN: EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
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. Pre-exposure prophylaxis, monly known as PrEP, is a medice taken by gay men who are at risk of ntractg HIV.