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Viral load - Aidsmap
WEBYou should have your viral load measured when you are first diagnosed with HIV. If it is known that you have very recently become HIV positive (a period known as primary infection), you will have it measured three to six months later to determine your viral load ‘set point’ – the level of your viral load once it stabilises when the period of primary infection is over.
Just six injections a year can prevent HIV: here’s what it ... - Aidsmap
WEBAug 2, 2022 · 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 ...
HIV transmission - Aidsmap
WEBThe 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 ...
AIDS 2022 | aidsmap
WEBAug 1, 2022 · AIDS 2022. The 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022) took place in Montréal, Canada and virtually from 29 July to 2 August. NAM aidsmap was an official scientific media partner for the conference. The search for a cure.
Recommended treatments for HIV - Aidsmap
WEBThe 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 ...
Potent new anti-HIV drug only needs to be injected once every six ...
WEBJul 26, 2021 · This pair of drugs requires injections in the buttocks, either every month or every two months. Treatment that needs to be taken even less frequently would be even more of an advance. The medication that is being tested this way is called lenacapavir. It works in a different way from existing anti-HIV drugs. It interferes with part of the HIV ...
Injectable treatment just as effective as standard HIV ... - Aidsmap
WEBMar 4, 2024 · Injectable treatment with cabotegravir and rilpivirine proved just as effective in maintaining viral suppression as standard oral antiretroviral treatment in a large trial in Africa, despite less intensive viral load monitoring than previous studies, Professor Nicholas Paton of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine reported at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic ...
PrEP and sexually transmitted infections - Aidsmap
WEBConcern 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.
AIDS 2022: Just six injections a year can prevent HIV: how will the ...
WEBAug 3, 2022 · 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 …