Yearly Archives: 2013

The serodiscordant couples study

You Me and HIV the serodiscordant couples study

Pozhet is excited to be involved in a new study by the National Centre in HIV Social Research.

Here’s your chance to tell your story! Be part of the first major study focused on the experiences of both gay and heterosexual couples with mixed HIV status (serodiscordance, pos/neg).

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HIV data NSW

The latest NSW data for HIV for the year 2012. This data was released in July 2013. Brief Summary Increases of newly diagnosed HIV have occurred amongst both men and women, and amongst those born in Australia and overseas. Of the 409 new diagnoses of HIV […]

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Update Treatment and Prevention July 2013

One of the anxieties in relation to ‘treatment as prevention’ is that it may discourage people with HIV from using condoms and other prevention methods. However, a meta-analysis has found no increase in risk taking in people who are taking antiretroviral treatment, compared to other […]

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Treatment and Prevention

HIV treatment significantly reduces transmission – the science is in!

The Swiss Statement – In 2008 the Swiss Federal Commission for HIV released a controversial statement saying that individuals with an undetectable viral load and no STI (sexually transmitted infection) cannot transmit HIV during sex. Four of Switzerland’s top HIV experts had reached a consensus, resulting in a public statement that sent the global HIV sector into a spin. (more…)

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