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SHOCKING! Men On New HIV Preventative Drug Ditching Condoms by crowbar(m): 9:58pm On Dec 16, 2014 |
Many men are having more unprotected sex after starting on HIV preventative drugs. Some men report having more sex without condoms after starting on a daily pill to prevent HIV, according to an unpublished survey of 90 patients from one California healthcare provider. The result doesn't represent all users of the drug, Truvada , and it doesn't prove that taking the drug leads men to have riskier sex, researchers said. The result also stands in contrast to two rigorous peer-reviewed trials of the drug. The doctor who conducted the survey said the finding is leading to a formal study. "We need more information to really clarify the information we do have," said Dr. Jonathan Volk, who helped conduct the survey at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco. Truvada , which is manufactured by Gilead, is approved in the U.S. for pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP. The pill may reduce the risk of HIV infection, which leads to Aids, by as much as 92 percent, according to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. As of right now, Volk said the survey shows the drug is working to prevent HIV. "We now have over 500 patients on this medication and we have zero new infections," he said. The CDC advises people taking Truvada to continue using condoms, because the pill does not completely protect against HIV and does not protect against other sexually transmitted infections, which are effectively prevented through condom use. Volk told Reuters Health by phone that he decided to survey around 100 of his patients who had been taking Truvada for about six months to get a better understanding about their behaviours and experiences with the drug. The results have not been peer-reviewed for publication in a journal. source - http://m.news24.com/nigeria/Lifestyle/Men-on-new-HIV-preventative-drug-ditching-condoms-20141215-2 |
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