Twice-Yearly HIV Shot Shows 100% Effectiveness in Women

Post by JumpCrisscross » Tue, Dec 03, 2024, 3:16 PM UTC

normalaccess wrote: post #105

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There are literally laws against prostitution and yet that doesn’t stop it or the STIs it can help transmit.

Who is talking about prostitution? All I'm saying is that not sleeping around is 100% effective at preventing STIs. And it is... There is no arguing that logic. It's not my problem that our culture can't keep it in their pants.

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Post by n4r9 » Tue, Dec 03, 2024, 3:19 PM UTC

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> there's nothing the kids can be doing that won't wait for that There are plenty of things kids - especially young kids - will do that require you to push tasks back. Like a vomit, poo, or spillage situation needing immediate attention. Or throwing a tantrum if you try to bring them back upstairs where the pills are (thus waking everyone else up). Not to mention that it can be exhausting if they're not sleeping well…

As a diabetic that needs to take their insulin at the same time every day... set an alarm? It is inconvenient, sure? But if you value your health then it's worth it. And if you don't value your health, why do you care if the medicine is less effective?

  What's more convenient and likely to be followed: a 6-monthly jab or a daily pill?

  Is it possible to remember to do something everyday?

Post by 4fterd4rk » Tue, Dec 03, 2024, 3:41 PM UTC

quitit wrote: post #73

t-writescode wrote: post #2

This is incredibly exciting! The main method available for PrEP, in the United States, at least, is a daily pill. I think (I don't know) there is a monthly shot, too. Daily pills take a lot of time investment; monthly shots are better; but once every 6 months is awesome! Especially in circumstances where it might be difficult to guarantee a daily pill or even a monthly shot.

The problem is the cost, in Europe and the USA the treatment is over $40,000 USD per year, which isn't realistic for regular people.

Post by n4r9 » Tue, Dec 03, 2024, 3:59 PM UTC

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How do you ensure that you always have a sufficient stock of vitamins either you, despite being in a different part of the world on a weekly basis? Do you have kids, if so how do you deal with frequent disruptions to the morning routine? Do you not have days where you just need to get up and go e.g. to catch a flight, get to a meeting, take a kid to school, or because you stayed up late and got drunk, etc... and taki…

Not vitamins but vrious meds in my case. And a very chaotic lifestyle at times. The meds are always next to bed, and a pouch with meds for when I travel, plus a set of them in my backpack in case I sleep out of home. When I was in a relationship and we lived separately, I had two sets - one on my place, another in my gf’s place. It’s a bit like “how do you manage to brush your teeth daily if you have a chaotic routin…