rawfuckr
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Truvada is an extremely well tolerated drug and the side effects short term are close to none. Virtually everyone who takes it experience no side effects, and the few that do they are mild and go away in a week or two. This is a conclusion from placebo controlled studies, not from some random anecdotal evidence. As a word of caution, the side effects on of taking this long term on HIV- guys are pretty much unknown so if you can it's really not a bad idea to get month long breaks from it and adjust your unsafe behavior accordingly. There seems to be some association with mild Bone Density Loss but doesn't seem to be serious for some people. It's also very important you do this under doctor supervision so they are always checking your liver numbers are ok.
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You don't have to take PrEP if you are 100% not having condomless sex. The current start/stopping official protocol is the following: 1) You take PrEP for 7 days to be fully protected. Some people say 2 weeks, but the doctors that run iPrEX say 7 days should give ample margin and drug buildup in the body. 2) You have sex during whatever period you may want. 3) Whenever you decide to stop PrEP you must keep taking it for 4 weeks AFTER the last unsafe encounter. Any sort of unsafe encounter resets the clock for 4 more weeks. If you just want to do 2 weeks, you can do a PCR HIV test after 2 weeks and if it comes back negative you can stop then. Definitely no need to be on it if you are not having sex.
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There is nothing on the horizon in terms of a cure or a vaccine. Even if they found the mechanisms for a cure or vaccine today it could take a whole decade to bring it to market. That's why interventions like PrEP are so important.
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This is Truck on Folsom street? How is the bar allowing this given how backroom-phobic the officials of SF have become?
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Possible cure for Hep C
rawfuckr replied to BearOKC69_Poz's topic in HIV/AIDS & Sexual Health Issues
Sadly the cost of these treatment, about $100K for a 12 week those is going to make it unavailable for a lot of people.