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A new report shows an increase use in America of "Pre-exposure prophylaxis," or PrEP, involves taking a comprehensive anti-retroviral drug, usually tenofivir, before having sex. Some doctors claim patients use it in addition to protected sex, however there appears to be a trend that many more are using the drug to avoid the use of condoms.

But for the vast majority of gay men, PrEP means a key to not using a condom. That’s what makes it such a hot-button issue among AIDS researchers, doctors and activists. The theory behind is that the anti-retroviral drug prevents HIV from grafting itself onto healthy cells and replicating. When HIV first enters the human body, there isn’t much of it; theoretically, if those few viruses swimming around the bloodstream don’t have anywhere to go, they’ll die out--just as do millions of germs we come across every day that don’t affect us. For more: http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=88218

What's your thoughts? Are gay men done with safer sex? Are gay men prepared for HIV and willing to be infected by taking these risks?

Comments (2)

Grandpaman 15-07-2009

Which HIV do you mean? There are well over 90 now. Each time someone gets AIDS and they can't find one of the old ones, the discover another - there are millions of viruses around, after all. But first you have to believe the HIV=AIDS equation. Is the whole thing not a scam? Make up your own mind. Look up John Lauritsen's website. And keep away from poppers!

ryan 15-07-2009

Do you have a link for his website?

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