Health4Men: The science behind U=U
HIV-positive men on ART (antiretroviral treatment) with undetectable viral loads can’t pass it on to their negative partners – it’s been proven.
Once-a-month injection could replace daily treatment for people living with HIV
People living with HIV may soon be able to treat the virus with a once-a-month injection rather than having to take daily medication, potentially improving adherence rates.
My experience | Living positively one day at a time
Albert* is an HIV positive gay man. Here he shares for the first time the experiences that led up to his diagnosis, how he looks back on them and how he now lives his life.
Shigella is a growing concern for MSM. So what is it?
There has been an outbreak of shigella, an STI, amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) in America’s San Diego County, which has issued a health advisory.
Australia | Bi men are the least likely to be out
Coming out the closet is far more difficult for young bisexual men, compared to their gay counterparts, says a new study.
Opinion | Gay men – ‘out of control?
As the use of PrEP grows, some say it will cause gay men to stop using condoms. Sky Gilbert argues that this fear is based on the notion that gay men’s desires must be controlled.
Trans women want SA public health sector to stop prescribing ‘toxic’ drug
Transgender activist Kattia Lemar Williams has launched a petition against the “highly dangerous” drug, Premarin, issued to trans and cis-gendered women in South African health care institutions.
Breakthrough as research shows that ‘on-demand PrEP’ works in gay men
A promising new study suggests that PrEP could be used as an as-needed ‘before and after’ sex pill, instead of a daily medication. Results from Prevenir, an ongoing French observational study, provided further evidence that on-demand PrEP is an effective strategy for preventing HIV infection in at-risk MSM (men who have sex with men). PrEP […]
Study shines a light on domestic violence among gay male couples
Nearly half of all men in a new study about intimate partner violence among gay male couples in the US have reported being victims of abuse.
HIV+ MSM partners on effective treatment do not transmit the virus, study finds
A recent study, released at the International Aids Conference in Amsterdam, has revealed that gay or bisexual men on effective ARV treatment pose no risk of passing HIV through condomless sex.