{"id":3403,"date":"2017-02-13T12:55:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T12:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3403"},"modified":"2024-02-22T14:53:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:53:02","slug":"new-hiv-infections-falling-in-msm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/new-hiv-infections-falling-in-msm\/","title":{"rendered":"New HIV Infections falling in MSM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New HIV Infections in MSM (Men who have sex with men) have fallen by almost a third since 2015, according to research published by Public Health England. \u00a0Around half of all the new HIV infections in the UK each year are in MSM, so this means a reduction of one-sixth in new infections overall. \u00a0It it thought that the main reason for this could be people buying PrEP on line.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/male-friend-group-2-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7630\" width=\"768\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/male-friend-group-2-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/male-friend-group-2-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/male-friend-group-2-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/male-friend-group-2-1536x777.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/male-friend-group-2-2048x1036.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently PrEP is not available on the NHS, and available privately for \u00a3400 a month. &nbsp;Many men are buying generic brands on line from the Far East to get the medication they want. &nbsp;However buying medicine in this way can be dangerous, especially if not taken under the guidance of a doctor. &nbsp;It is important to have regular tests of your kidney function if you are using PrEP as the drug can affect your kidneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PrEP works by protecting the person taking the medication. &nbsp;It helps the body to protect against any exposure to the HIV virus. &nbsp;The person will not sero-convert and will be able to continue to be HIV-negative. &nbsp;Medication must be taken regularly before and after intercourse. &nbsp;It is said to be more cost effective than the drugs for treating HIV positive people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drop in new infections, is significant in the first steps to preventing the spread of HIV. &nbsp;This shows the speed that lifestyle changes can make to people&#8217;s health, and will add weight to the campaign to have PrEP available on the NHS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New HIV Infections in MSM (Men who have sex with men) have fallen by almost a third since 2015, according to research published by Public Health England. \u00a0Around half of all the new HIV infections in the UK each year are in MSM, so this means a reduction of one-sixth in new infections overall. \u00a0It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[1918,568,678,3287,654,1431,644,3172,1399,3286,1999,2640,655,1400],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3403"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3403"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7631,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3403\/revisions\/7631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3403"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=3403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}