PrEP Discussion

FDA Approves Descovy For PrEP HIV Prevention

Great news that Descovy has now been officially approved by the US FDA as it’s 2nd form of HIV prevention medication: PrEP. Press Release Here: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-second-drug-prevent-hiv-infection-part-ongoing-efforts-end-hiv-epidemicDescovy has been shown effective in cis males as well as trans females. It has not been approved for cis females or trans males. Descovy is not yet approved for PrEP in Australia.Who Is A Candidate For Descovy? Descovy is noted to have less side effects with regards to kidneys.

PrEP Consent Now Updated And Translated Into 26 Languages!

Wow! What a weekend… I’ve been locked away working on helping ensure that PrEP is an international language! The PrEP consent video is now updated to meet the current 2018 guidelines but more exciting is that they have been translated into 26 different languages including captions on the video! Check it out 🙂 Now while I wish I spoke all these languages, I have had to start with using machine translations, so I ask if you seen anything funky could you please send me an email and let me know?

Slight Differences In Colour With Generic PrEP In Australia

Hey guys. It’s Dr. George here, and I’ve had a few inquiry from patients as well as people mentioning online, so I thought I’d make a quick video just to explain and answer these questions. PrEP now that it’s available on the PBS. There have been some concerns about a change in the colour and the shape of the tablet. So, there are three different versions of PrEP that are available under the PBS here in Australia.

Great New Educational Campaign U = U

Hey Guys & Gals, just wanted to share this great new educational campaign created in collaboration between The Institute Of Many and Dynamix International. Reinforcing the message that U = U When HIV is Undetectable, then it’s Untransmittable. Zero risk, and that’s a fact. While the evidence has been out for a long time we know that successful treatment with HIV medications not only has huge health benefits for the person living with HIV, we also know that it makes HIV impossible to be passed on.

Interesting Responses To PrEP Media In UK

I am fascinated at the response, or even that a response was required, by the editor of Attitude Magazine’s article on having a 3 month trial of PrEP. What concerns me is the almost puritanical responses of people that reinforce slut shaming, “sex is bad” messaging infused with blaming of men choosing to control their own HIV status through medical means. One of the more choice examples: But PrEP allows extends the fiction that gay men can live in denial of risky casual sex.

PrEP Discussed in Victoria Australia

PrEP has been recently discussed in The Age newspaper after a recent PrEP user seroconverted to HIV positivein Melbourne Australia. Seroconverstion is when a person becomes infected with HIV, going from HIV seronegative to HIV seropositive. Hundreds of thousands of people use PrEP worldwide, but there have only been two confirmed cases of infection with a drug-resistant strain of the virus by someone taking the medication properly. A third case was reported in Amsterdam this year, and is still under investigation.

My Biggest PrEP Side Effect

What was the biggest “side effect” I personally noted on PrEP? By far the biggest side effect I have had with PrEP has been a monumental shift in my own belief structures. I grew up in the “bad old days” of HIV. Days where there was only one highly toxic treatment available. Days where funerals were common. Days of whispering in clubs with people wondering “does he have ‘it'” when someone lost weight.