The CDC wants 1 in 4 sexually active gay and bisexual men to use an HIV prevention pill

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now believes one in four sexually active gay and bisexual men should take Truvada, an HIV prevention pill.

The conclusion, reached in a new report released Tuesday, suggests potentially millions of people should take the pill daily. The report also found that one in five injection drug users and one in 200 sexually active heterosexual men should also take Truvada.

Currently, only about 21,000 people — fewer than 1 percent who could benefit — take the drug, the CDC's Jonathan Mermin told USA Today.

Truvada, also known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), is a daily pill that significantly curtails the risk of getting HIV from an HIV-positive partner. According to the CDC, daily PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by more than 90 percent, and the risk of HIV transmission from injecting drugs by more than 70 percent. It's even more effective if used in combination with condoms.

The CDC outlined specific circumstances for which someone would have to take the pill. Generally, it's only deemed necessary if someone engages in risky behavior: sex with an HIV-positive partner, sex with multiple partners, anal sex without a condom, and sharing needles to inject drugs. (If you're curious about whether you should take PrEP, ask your doctor.)

The CDC report comes at a somewhat dire time: Over the past few years, there have been signs that HIV, which about 1.2 million Americans have, is potentially on the rise among some younger populations.

What's worse, the CDC estimates that more than 50 percent of youth who are HIV-positive don't know they have the virus, making it more likely they'll inadvertently transmit the disease.

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Mess at 50% not getting tested for HIV Be safe sistrens

This guy who messaged me on Grindr who was obviously a hoe came into my work with his WIFE calling her honey and everything I'm honestly heartbroken for her

So women should too protect themselves cause..

Truvada, that's the blue pill, right girls?

Sign me up! I like my immune system.

Can anyone summarize the price and possible secondary reactions to this pill? Is it relatively safe?

No thanks. Don't need to instigate more of a reason for unsafe practices.

Ideally it should be used in conjunction with other safe practices.

Yes. It's the blue pill.It is a once daily pill. maybe if they could get that number down a bit... like say once a month or something like getting a shot every so often...

You should've exposed his ass tbh.

Maybe the CDC should start working on a making the pill cheaper and thus more available to those who need it

oh my

That last fact. What are these ******s doing