Thanks for the link Foxy,

I hadn't looked into the preventive medications in a while. In fact last time I read up they were a hope and a prayer in US or Swedish drug trials. I honestly forget which.

The 'only' remaining problem is to divert more tax dollars, or higher taxes then? (sic)

But wait a minute, are there any other wrinkles where the 'magic bullet' of drugs is concerned? Maybe, just maybe, a medical worker did comment earlier on that.

Leoj,

I don't know what to say, except that if you can't keep up with the conversation best not try to join in at all.

More over straight woman can keep their risk of HIV infection low the same as every other consenting adult on the planet. Trust me, woman are very capable. I know you'll have trouble believing it what with that lack of respect you have for anyone who isn't white, straight, male and privileged, but try real hard for the sake or your own personal growth.

Also stop using fake concern for woman as a smokescreen. Deal with your own bigotry rather than screaming a still more tedious version of 'dear god won't someone please think of the children'. It's tired and boring.

In fact I think I could forgive your deplorable bigotry if you weren't so boring.

Your latent homosexuality driven homophobia and misogynism is so textbook and painful.

Dear Zeil,

I found the link useful and the final paragraphs summed
things up rather well, I thought:

"At the beginning of the HIV epidemic gay men invented
safer sex to protect themselves and their loved ones.
Today we need to listen to them to understand what
makes risk reduction difficult, and which technologies
are critical to the future of HIV prevention in this country."

What is there to learn and from whom?

The US experience is the bellwether for Australia. This report from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is sobering,

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/msm/index.html

"If current diagnosis rates continue, 1 in 6 gay and bisexual men [ie MSM, men who have sex with men] will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime, including 1 in 2 black/African American gay and bisexual men, 1 in 4 Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men, and 1 in 11 white gay and bisexual men.
...

The Numbers
HIV and AIDS Diagnosed

In 2014:

Gay and bisexual men [Men who have Sex with Men, MSM] accounted for 83% (29,418) of the estimated new HIV diagnoses among all males aged 13 and older and 67% of the total estimated new diagnoses in the United States.

Gay and bisexual men [MSM] aged 13 to 24 accounted for an estimated 92% of new HIV diagnoses among all men in their age group and 27% of new diagnoses among all gay and bisexual [MSM] men.

Gay and bisexual men [MSM] accounted for an estimated 54% (11,277) of people diagnosed with AIDS. Of those men, 39% were African American, 32% were white, and 24% were Hispanic/Latino."

Remembering that for every MSM there will be sexual partner/s. There is a lag time from infection to diagnosis, if and when sought.

The flow-on effects of higher illicit drug use, including alcohol, may not be factored in.

leoj,

You ask what advice and from whom?

Did you not read the link given earlier - including
the summary I cited in my previous post. I found
the link useful especially the advice given regarding
access to testing (early testing is crucial) and
wider access to the necessary medications. As
stated in the link -

"At the beginning of the HIV epidemic gay men invented
safer sex to protect themselves and their loved ones.
Today we need to listen to them to understand what
makes risk reduction difficult and which technologies
are critical to the future of HIV prevention in this
country."

Today in Australia cases of AIDS are so low that they are
no longer recorded. And HIV is no longer a death sentence
thanks to education of the risk factors involved,
new medications, and early testing.