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Another amazing advancement that I didn't know much about until hearing of from a friend are PrEP treatments. In terms that I understand it's a class of drugs t
by gravypod 8y ago
Another amazing advancement that I didn't know much about until hearing of from a friend are PrEP treatments. In terms that I understand it's a class of drugs that can be used as a treatment for HIV that is prescribed to someone who have not contracted HIV. By taking the drug you lower your chance of contracting HIV on exposure.
"Studies have shown that PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by more than 90% when used consistently. Among people who inject drugs, PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV by more than 70% when used consistently." [0]
I found this site to be very interesting when reading up on the topic: https://prepfacts.org/prep/the-research/ https://prepfacts.org/prep/the-research/
[0] - "How well does PrEP work" https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html