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Poledancer · Jul 24, 2006, 12:27 pm

This is a course of anti HIV drugs taken for a month, that is meant to prevent people from developing HIV or AIDS if they have had sex with someone who is HIV positive.

At the moment in the UK it is relatively widely available to people who have been raped, or to healthcare workers who have had a needlestick injury. Also to people who are in a regular relationship with someone who is positive.

For people who have had sex with someone who may or may not be positive, whether you have access to these drugs depends on where you live.

Do you think that making these drugs very widely available to everyone is a good thing or not? They are not without their side effects and people have argued that it may make people behave more recklessly.

What about PREPSE? Pre exposure prophylaxis - where you start taking the drugs when you intend to have sex with someone positive. Bill Gates is working on this within his AIDS foundation.

Mia · Jul 24, 2006, 12:41 pm

I think it's a good thing. If people use it to be more risky, that is there dumb fault. It would be a (literal) lifesaver to someone raped or needle-stuck or unintentional exposed through regular sex.

Drugs to prevent transmission? That would solve the question for people wanting a sexual relationship with an HIV positive person.

But am I wrong to think more reasearch and money needs to go into those already having it than to allow people to expose themselves?

Fonceai · Jul 25, 2006, 02:00 pm

This would be nice for married couples where one spouse is HIV positive and they want to have children, or at least have sex on a schedule.

Jul 24, 2006, 12:27 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
Poledancer Molten Ash Posts: 82	Post exposure prophylaxis after sexual exposure (PEPSE) This is a course of anti HIV drugs taken for a month, that is meant to prevent people from developing HIV or AIDS if they have had sex with someone who is HIV positive. At the moment in the UK it is relatively widely available to people who have been raped, or to healthcare workers who have had a needlestick injury. Also to people who are in a regular relationship with someone who is positive. For people who have had sex with someone who may or may not be positive, whether you have access to these drugs depends on where you live. Do you think that making these drugs very widely available to everyone is a good thing or not? They are not without their side effects and people have argued that it may make people behave more recklessly. What about PREPSE? Pre exposure prophylaxis - where you start taking the drugs when you intend to have sex with someone positive. Bill Gates is working on this within his AIDS foundation.

Jul 24, 2006, 12:41 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Mia Retired Posts: 7,312	I think it's a good thing. If people use it to be more risky, that is there dumb fault. It would be a (literal) lifesaver to someone raped or needle-stuck or unintentional exposed through regular sex. Drugs to prevent transmission? That would solve the question for people wanting a sexual relationship with an HIV positive person. But am I wrong to think more reasearch and money needs to go into those already having it than to allow people to expose themselves? "...with like-minded people one cannot discuss. With like-minded people one can only participate in a church service, and you know how I feel about church services." Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Fonceai BANNED Location: New York Posts: 4,217	This would be nice for married couples where one spouse is HIV positive and they want to have children, or at least have sex on a schedule.