HIV-suppressing medication can make the AIDS virus
“untransmittable,” even among couples who have sex without using condoms, new research showed Friday.
“Our findings provide conclusive evidence for gay men that the risk of HIV transmission with suppressive ART is zero,” said Alison Rodger, from University College London, who co-lead the research published in The Lancet. HIV and the fatal illnesses it provokes remain one of the world’s largest health crises despite much progress in recent years.
Individuals currently on ART must take medication almost every day for the rest of their lives, and treatment is often disrupted for a variety of reasons.
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