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How will people use PrEP? iPrEx users talk condoms, pills, anxiety and relief

Interviews with participants in the US sites of the iPrEx study of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) show that participants who took it mainly used it as an additional

Published
25 July 2014
By
Gus Cairns
PrEP
Very different levels of PrEP uptake and adherence in three US cities, demonstration project finds

One of the first studies of open-label pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for at-risk gay men in three US cities shows that although the proportion of those initially offered or

Published
17 March 2014
By
Gus Cairns
HIV prevention policy
New prevention strategies will only be implemented if they are tailored to local contexts and cultures

While clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of treatment as prevention, pre-exposure prophylaxis and vaginal microbicides, researchers and policy makers lack clarity on the conditions that affect

Published
20 June 2013
By
Roger Pebody
PrEP
Concerns about efficacy, cost and side-effects possible barriers to PrEP uptake in groups with high HIV risk

Concerns about cost, efficacy, and side-effects are possible barriers to the acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in key at-risk groups, a study conducted in Peru and published

Published
13 June 2011
By
Michael Carter
PrEP
First UK use of PrEP for couples hoping to have a child

Pre-exposure prophylaxis is starting to be used in the UK, to help HIV-positive men and their HIV-negative female partners have children together, Yvonne Gilleece told

Published
15 April 2011
By
Roger Pebody
Transmission and prevention
The perils of success: what if the new HIV prevention methods work?

Within a couple of years’ time, we may know if two crucial new HIV prevention approaches will work. If they do, what then? Who will

Published
04 September 2009
By
Gus Cairns
Transmission and prevention
IAS: PrEP and timed intercourse reduces HIV transmission risk associated with natural conception

Assisted reproduction techniques have been helping mixed-status heterosexual couples conceive safely since 1992. When the male is HIV-positive, this usually involves ‘sperm washing’ and artificial

Published
23 July 2007
By
Edwin J. Bernard
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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