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Recommended treatments for HIV - Aidsmap
网页The recommended first-line HIV treatments for most people all include an integrase inhibitor: either dolutegravir or bictegravir. It is usually taken together with a nucleoside backbone as part of a three-drug combination. There are five options: Dolutegravir / tenofovir disoproxil / emtricitabine. This is usually taken as two pills: Tivicay ...
HIV transmission - Aidsmap
网页The two main ways in which HIV is passed on are unprotected vaginal and anal sex. Condoms, PrEP and HIV treatment are effective ways of preventing HIV transmission. HIV can sometimes be transmitted through oral sex. For HIV to be transmitted from one person to another, four conditions need to be met. If any one of these conditions are not met ...
Acute and primary HIV infection - Aidsmap
网页Starting treatment soon after diagnosis prevents infecting others and protects the immune system. Acute HIV infection is the immediate period after HIV infection and refers to the first month after you have been infected, while the term primary HIV infection is the six-month period after infection. This early period represents an important time ...
Female-to-female sexual transmission of HIV - Aidsmap
网页Key points. The risk of female-to-female sexual transmission is extremely rare, with only a handful of reported cases. HIV-positive women who identify as lesbian may have acquired HIV through injecting drug use or sex with men. Transmission is possible through sharing of sex toys and exposure to blood during sex.
Just six injections a year can prevent HIV: here’s what it ... - Aidsmap
网页2022年8月2日 · An injection every two months of the antiretroviral cabotegravir is the most effective way to prevent HIV that the world has ever seen. Making it affordable will depend, in part, on how many generic manufacturers will invest in producing it — and for that, the world must show the promise of markets: millions of otherwise healthy people who will line up at a pharmacy or clinic for a quick ...
PrEP and sexually transmitted infections - Aidsmap
网页Concern has been raised that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could lead to, or contribute to, a new epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) other than HIV. No other STI combines incurability with near-100% lethality in the absence of treatment as HIV does. But other STIs can have serious health consequences.
HIV and travel - Aidsmap
网页People living with HIV are able to travel to most countries of the world. But some countries have restrictions on entry for people with HIV, most often for people applying for a work or resident’s visa. See Travel restrictions below. Also, find out if you need any vaccinations or other preventive medicines, and if it is safe for you to have them.
AIDS 2022: Just six injections a year can prevent HIV: how will the ...
网页2022年8月3日 · New data suggest PrEP in pregnancy is safe Laurén Gómez at AIDS 2022. Photo by Rosalie Hayes. New data on PrEP use during pregnancy suggest it is not harmful to children’s longer-term development, according to a …
What is HIV? - Aidsmap
网页HIV stands for h uman i mmunodeficiency v irus. This particular virus was identified in the 1980s and belongs to a group of viruses called ‘retroviruses’. HIV attacks the immune system, and gradually causes damage. This can mean that, without treatment and care, a person with HIV is at risk of developing serious infections and cancers that ...