Dr Ken Hazelton
Clinical posts from members and guests of the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) from various international medical and scientific conferences on HIV, AIDS, viral hepatitis, and sexual health.
PrEP now and in the future
Many presentations pushed the need to get going now with oral PrEP for it's already proven benefit, even though what we have isn't perfect, isn't used perfectly, and isn't going to be for everyone.
Interesting potential future options are suggested by macaque monkey trials investigating 3 monthly IM injections of GSK744, and vaginal rings releasing dapivirine. Both approaches seem much more likely to achieve uptake when further proven, and available. Abstracts #40LB and #41
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