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HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): effective but controversial
Author(s) -
Kelen Max,
Cresswell Fiona
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.558
Subject(s) - pre exposure prophylaxis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , cons , intensive care medicine , family medicine , men who have sex with men , computer science , syphilis , programming language
Pre‐exposure prophylaxis or PrEP has been shown to be effective in certain groups at reducing the acquisition of HIV. Despite its efficacy, the NHS appears reluctant to fund its use. In this article the authors describe PrEP and discuss some of the pros and cons of its use.