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I'd probably worry less about this if PrEP were cheap enough to get without insurance (or wealth). The odds of finding a monogomous (or at least polyfidelitous)

by mkr-hn 12y ago

I'd probably worry less about this if PrEP were cheap enough to get without insurance (or wealth). The odds of finding a monogomous (or at least polyfidelitous) partner around here is slim, and I'm not too keen on taking my chances with Grindr. A better condom would alleviate a lot of worries.

foobarqux 12y ago
Doesn't PrEP have serious side-effects?
- mkr-hn 12y ago
  Currently. I'm sure things will improve as existing drugs are improved and new ones are invented.
- peter303 12y ago
  About $15,000 a year for someone to pay. Insurance companies resist expensive drugs not used to treat an existing disease. Seems to be readily available under medicaid. But you have to keep you income under $15K or ($10K in non-Obamacare states) to qualify.
  - gboss 12y ago
    That's actually not true. Insurance companies, such as Kaiser Permanente, see a few years of PrEP during a patients active sexual years favorable to treating HIV for life. I have a few friends that are on Prep and have private insurance and have not had any difficulty acquiring the prescription.
- megaframe 12y ago
  Some yes. Kidney failure in a small set of patients. Typically urine/blood samples are taken for the first few months to check for this. There's some evidence of bone degradation in long term use (think 10+ years) but its mitigated with regular strength exercises. Beyond that not much else the formula has been altered a few times to make it pretty safe to take regularly. Some people experience gastrointestinal distress from it but that usually passes after a month. If it doesn't they usually just stop taking it. All of the side effects stop if you stop taking it.
virmundi 12y ago
Because I had no idea what PrEP is. This might help, http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html

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I'd probably worry less about this if PrEP were cheap enough to get without insurance (or wealth). The odds of finding a monogomous (or at least polyfidelitous)

by mkr-hn 12y ago

foobarqux 12y ago
Doesn't PrEP have serious side-effects?
- mkr-hn 12y ago
  Currently. I'm sure things will improve as existing drugs are improved and new ones are invented.
- peter303 12y ago
  About $15,000 a year for someone to pay. Insurance companies resist expensive drugs not used to treat an existing disease. Seems to be readily available under medicaid. But you have to keep you income under $15K or ($10K in non-Obamacare states) to qualify.
  - gboss 12y ago
    That's actually not true. Insurance companies, such as Kaiser Permanente, see a few years of PrEP during a patients active sexual years favorable to treating HIV for life. I have a few friends that are on Prep and have private insurance and have not had any difficulty acquiring the prescription.
- megaframe 12y ago
  Some yes. Kidney failure in a small set of patients. Typically urine/blood samples are taken for the first few months to check for this. There's some evidence of bone degradation in long term use (think 10+ years) but its mitigated with regular strength exercises. Beyond that not much else the formula has been altered a few times to make it pretty safe to take regularly. Some people experience gastrointestinal distress from it but that usually passes after a month. If it doesn't they usually just stop taking it. All of the side effects stop if you stop taking it.
virmundi 12y ago
Because I had no idea what PrEP is. This might help, http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html