Beliefs about better treatment for HIV leads gay men to engage in riskier sex
A survey spanning 19 years of individuals at a homosexual satisfaction occasion within the US notes a constant improve within the incidence of condomless anal intercourse amongst males, in addition to an increase in what number of intercourse companions they've. Condomless receptive anal intercourse amongst HIV uninfected males has doubled, whereas insertive condomless anal intercourse has greater than tripled amongst HIV-positive males. The findings present that, though antiretroviral therapies (ART) have revolutionized the remedy and prevention of HIV infections, figuring out that they've ART as a protecting back-up in opposition to contracting or transmitting the illness makes individuals complacent. This complacency can result in elevated dangers in the case of intercourse and their well being, says research chief Seth Kalichman of the College of Connecticut in an article in Springer's journal Archives of Sexual Habits . Trials have proven that early remedy with...