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    There's this pill I been studying a bit, which prevents HIV. I am terribly afraid of HIV to the extent that I am practically non-sexual, don't want to touch doorknobs at strip clubs, get scared sh*tless when a guy touches my legs or something, I even had slight panic attacks all day when my contact touch the bathroom sink in a public area. That's not good for business, but what do you guys think of this pill?

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    I just don't understand how a pill could prevent it. HIV is a disorder that basically kills off our infection-fighting cells, leaving the body weak.

    Isn't HIV supposed to do the opposite to a person that Lupus does? I've always wondered how someone's body would react if they already had Lupus and then got HIV. So does this pill work like Lupus then or is it like a vaccine where you inject a dead strain the of the disorder to trick your body into thinking you already had it? With lupus, its causes the body create too many repair cells so the body repairs itself so fast that it actually damages itself, so that is the opposite of what HIV does... And if the latter is true (a dead virus in pill form), then wouldn't they have a way to kill the live virus instead?

    I don't understand how this pill would actually work? Like how can you prevent HIV from killing off repair cells if you are exposed to it (HIV)? I mean its a virus.

    “We’re not seeing people getting infected who are actually taking the drug,” said Grant. <--- I mean, how do they know there is a link though? Some people are more susceptible to catching things than others. Those interested in a HIV prevention pill case study would likely be someone who is more careful with protection anyway.

    "PrEP’s main problem is that many public-health officials believe people will see it as a substitute for condoms." <--- But isn't Hepatitis a far worse disease than HIV? Why the fuck isn't there more information about and testing for Hepitatis?! Sadly, I feel like everyone would stop using condoms. And then there would be a mass Hepatitis outbreak destroying the livers of everyone...

    And my last point was that there is NO WAY the FDA would put this drug on the market unless it destroyed a different organ. Sure enough, I read the comments and: "The long-term effects of Truvada on kidneys and bone health are underestimated in this article. The longer one takes the drug, the better the chance that these complications will occur over time. Years of Truvada, could lower the possibility of infection, but will increase the long-term risks of Truvada, which are very real and increase over time, instead of diminishing. No magic bullet."

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    I just don't understand how a pill could prevent it. HIV is a disorder that basically kills off our infection-fighting cells, leaving the body weak.

    Isn't HIV supposed to do the opposite to a person that Lupus does? I've always wondered how someone's body would react if they already had Lupus and then got HIV. So does this pill work like Lupus then or is it like a vaccine where you inject a dead strain the of the disorder to trick your body into thinking you already had it? With lupus, its causes the body create too many repair cells so the body repairs itself so fast that it actually damages itself, so that is the opposite of what HIV does... And if the latter is true (a dead virus in pill form), then wouldn't they have a way to kill the live virus instead?

    I don't understand how this pill would actually work? Like how can you prevent HIV from killing off repair cells if you are exposed to it (HIV)? I mean its a virus.

    “We’re not seeing people getting infected who are actually taking the drug,” said Grant. <--- I mean, how do they know there is a link though? Some people are more susceptible to catching things than others. Those interested in a HIV prevention pill case study would likely be someone who is more careful with protection anyway.

    "PrEP’s main problem is that many public-health officials believe people will see it as a substitute for condoms." <--- But isn't Hepatitis a far worse disease than HIV? Why the fuck isn't there more information about and testing for Hepitatis?! Sadly, I feel like everyone would stop using condoms. And then there would be a mass Hepatitis outbreak destroying the livers of everyone...

    And my last point was that there is NO WAY the FDA would put this drug on the market unless it destroyed a different organ. Sure enough, I read the comments and: "The long-term effects of Truvada on kidneys and bone health are underestimated in this article. The longer one takes the drug, the better the chance that these complications will occur over time. Years of Truvada, could lower the possibility of infection, but will increase the long-term risks of Truvada, which are very real and increase over time, instead of diminishing. No magic bullet."
    My aunt had hep c for 20 years and it's extremely hard to spread unless sharing needles. My best friend boyfriends had it over 20 years and she never got it and he also contracted hiv 5 years ago and he still fucks people without condoms because he was bragging how " his medicine is working, it's undetectable in his system' and she looked at his paperwork and it said syphilis positive??? So he is screwing without protection. The meds are extremely hard on the body, I wouldn't take them just to take them. I also thought this pill was invented for people who knew they were exposed or rape vicims? I didn't read the article but It's called protection and I do believe people will just take this and not use condoms thinking 'well I'm prevented from getting it'.

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    It is my understanding that Hep C is pretty hard to contract through sex (not impossible). The other two have vaccines. People don't damn well use condoms anyway - I've had guys argue with me about it a lot. Seriously, I picked you up after five minutes of conversation and you don't think a condom is a good idea? Anything that lowers the HIV risk is a good idea IMO, and people with any sense at all will use condoms anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by michele11 View Post
    My aunt had hep c for 20 years and it's extremely hard to spread unless sharing needles. My best friend boyfriends had it over 20 years and she never got it and he also contracted hiv 5 years ago and he still fucks people without condoms because he was bragging how " his medicine is working, it's undetectable in his system' and she looked at his paperwork and it said syphilis positive??? So he is screwing without protection. The meds are extremely hard on the body, I wouldn't take them just to take them. I also thought this pill was invented for people who knew they were exposed or rape vicims? I didn't read the article but It's called protection and I do believe people will just take this and not use condoms thinking 'well I'm prevented from getting it'.
    you should report this guy to the police.

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    Honestly, while I do want to see an end to HIV I also fear that an end will mean people will go back to reckless behavior. I know that sounds harsh and I wouldn't wish it on anyone but some of the things people do really scare me, such as have sex without a condom with someone they just met. While medicine is great it's so important to prevent it in the first place. then again I am very scared of simple diseases let alone killers.

    Btw years ago I was working at a club that allowed the men to masturbate. I didn't know this until I turned around (he said he wanted to see my butt). And saw him squirting. It all happened so fast because I didn't even see him take it out. I was a bit scared when it was going everywhere that I would get it on me and get a disease but then I realized that was very unlikely. Luckily I had bottoms on and wasn't really close to him so the chances of getting it on me was slim and even slimmer I would get a disease.

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    HIV doesn't survive long at all outside the human body. I think just 1-2 min at most.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlotte. View Post
    you should report this guy to the police.
    Well I don't know who he's fucked and it's hearsay. He told her he hasn't been with anyone but has to be tested all the time to see how his meds are working and she said he wasn't syphilis positive last time. The cops here( he found out he had it in jail) told herthat all the hookers here ( in this area have it) and asked her( because she had him arrested a few years ago) if he was with them. They will screw for pills. It's sickening. I don't talk to her much anymore( she's been my best friend since we were teenagers) because I say things that piss her off.

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    From what I know, the HIV pill is a preventative pill used for people who've been recently exposed to the virus, usually unknowingly/unintentionally, like Michele11 said. Michele11, the reason that guy's test results came back positive for syphilis is most likely because since he thinks it's ok to fuck without a condom, he obviously contracted syphilis because of it; because of whatever antiretroviral medicine he's taking for the HIV has gotten his viral load down to numbers that are so low that it's undetectable in standard tests. My mom's old stripper friend is an RN and was talking about how medicine is so advanced today that some people with HIV get their viral loads down so low they test negative on regular HIV screens. The guy you were talking about probably has HPV and genital herpes as well, since he likes to fuck without a condom and those are two common std's spread via skin to skin contact, unlike HIV. Tattooed-fox, you are right in that HIV does not live outside the body for very long, when exposed to air it will be dead within seconds.

    Hep C, like others have mentioned, isn't likely to be spread by sex. It's notoriously spread through intravenous drug use. In fact, I can't think of anyone I personally know who has HIV but I can think of several who have Hep C and they're all former or currently heroin users. My best friend's dad used to shoot up and he has Hep C now, but he lives a normal life. One of my mom's ex-husband was a heroin shooter and he has it too, but even though they had unprotected sex she didn't catch it. She was worried that she had b/c she didn't know how low the risk of it spreading during sex is, then her results came back negative.

    In better news, I heard of a research university who developed what they think could eventually be used to cure HIV completely. They initially were trying to make it a vaccine, but in the animals that they used to conduct the study, it actually showed that it can cure the infection. I learned in my women's studies class I took years ago that people with HIV who take medications they need to take are expected to have a normal life expectancy, which is amazing strides considering how HIV was such a death sentence in the 80s and even 90s. Of course I'd rather see a cure than people having to live with it forever, and the medication can't help those who can't afford it, but I won't be surprised if a cure is found in the next 10 years.
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    I think this pill sounds kind of stupid and redundant and not very different than the current anti-virals that exist for exposure. As for them calling it "the new condom" that makes me LAUGH. Ok, great, it helps prevent the spread of HIV. Big Whoop. What about all the other plethora of venereal diseases. Most of which are way easier to contract than HIV which requires a very high viral load be present in the blood of the infected person to spread. And many of them can cause serious health problems too like infertility or lifelong problems. I would far prefer pregnancy to a lifelong STD. Though some were just unlucky, a lot of the people I know with STDs are NOT careful condom users. One of the reasons I am not a big Pill supporter other than it's crazy side effects and the aquisition methods used to obtain the hormones used to manufacture them, is because being on it seems to make girls (and their partners) forget that condoms exist and why. My sister is a perfect example of girl that's been on the pil since 15 and bf recently gave her the herp. Because she decided to start fucking him without a condom a month into their relationship. I feel bad for her, it's her second boyfriend ever, but I'm sorry, not using condoms is STUPID. I'm not sharing her story to be a dick and point fingers, but because literally ANYONE can get an STD and your only line of defense is demanding safe sex and choosing partners who share that value. Screw the guys who can't understand that, Their Dick Does Not Deserve You. Not that condoms prevent herpes transmission completely, but they help. HPV is another nasty you can get even with a condom, and it was while I was debating dating someone with that, that I learned a lot about STDs and the best ways to protect yourself. I came accross this product: http://divine9lubricants.com/


    Carageenan oil in this and other similar products is currently undergoing testing at various universities in order to study the effectiveness it has as a preventative agent for sexually transmitted viruses. Theoretically the anti viral properties of this product should be somewhat effective in lessening HIV contraction, though that's not a main use for the product, I just thought I would bring it up as I am also a very STD-wary individual and picking up a bottle of this lube along with a stringent wrap-it-before-you-tap-it-except-super-serious-boyfriends policy helps balance my neurotic need to have the most control over my health as possible with my need to have a sex life lol

    OP you also may want to consider getting your gardasil vaccines. Over 80% of men over 25 carry at least one strain of HPV, and the vaccine prevents against the strains which cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts.
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    From what I know, the HIV pill is a preventative pill used for people who've been recently exposed to the virus, usually unknowingly/unintentionally, like Michele11 said. Michele11, the reason that guy's test results came back positive for syphilis is most likely because since he thinks it's ok to fuck without a condom, he obviously contracted syphilis because of it; because of whatever antiretroviral medicine he's taking for the HIV has gotten his viral load down to numbers that are so low that it's undetectable in standard tests. My mom's old stripper friend is an RN and was talking about how medicine is so advanced today that some people with HIV get their viral loads down so low they test negative on regular HIV screens. The guy you were talking about probably has HPV and genital herpes as well, since he likes to fuck without a condom and those are two common std's spread via skin to skin contact, unlike HIV. Tattooed-fox, you are right in that HIV does not live outside the body for very long, when exposed to air it will be dead within seconds.

    Hep C, like others have mentioned, isn't likely to be spread by sex. It's notoriously spread through intravenous drug use. In fact, I can't think of anyone I personally know who has HIV but I can think of several who have Hep C and they're all former or currently heroin users. My best friend's dad used to shoot up and he has Hep C now, but he lives a normal life. One of my mom's ex-husband was a heroin shooter and he has it too, but even though they had unprotected sex she didn't catch it. She was worried that she had b/c she didn't know how low the risk of it spreading during sex is, then her results came back negative.

    In better news, I heard of a research university who developed what they think could eventually be used to cure HIV completely. They initially were trying to make it a vaccine, but in the animals that they used to conduct the study, it actually showed that it can cure the infection. I learned in my women's studies class I took years ago that people with HIV who take medications they need to take are expected to have a normal life expectancy, which is amazing strides considering how HIV was such a death sentence in the 80s and even 90s. Of course I'd rather see a cure than people having to live with it forever, and the medication can't help those who can't afford it, but I won't be surprised if a cure is found in the next 10 years.
    I don't know if anyone here has heard of the Elizabeth glasier foundastion? The guy who was on starsky and hutch( old show)wife got it from a blood transfusion in the 80's? I saw him on Oprrah,it was a were are they noe episode. They talked about ( I didn't know that she infected the children with it) the one boy has been on anti virals since then and he's had it over 20 years and looks very healthy. When hiv first came about most people died within 5-10 years now( like magic Johnson and I don't know that kids name) they estimate people if they catch it early and get on the right meds can live 40 years with it. What my stupid friends ex doesn't know is if he infects someone while on itripla they can never use that drug. It will be ineffective to them. He also doesn't realize he can ( or doesn't care) he can be infected with another strain of hiv. I guess he figures whatever( he's an idiot) and I can';t report someone to the police on Hearsay. I don't even know where he is. Also that's a civil case, not criminal. Whomever he had sex with would hae to get an attorney and prove he gave it to her. Cases like that are hard to prosecute. Hence all the cases of these assholes that infected like 20 women ( like that club promoter in Miami) he just said they all knew and consented to sex without a condom.

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    ^ He also mentioned he had a gene and was immune to catching it. Also Nina my friends ex found out in jail.( they had just had a baby and thankfully she didn't get her tubes tied and they used condoms( I can't even tell you how she found out0 awful they didn't tell her he had it. She got a letter from the jail saying she immediaitely needed to be tested( it was like almost 6 years ago) but I can't remember the whole way she was informed but awful. He also had nothing else but hepc they tested him for everything. Crazy thing is his brother died of aides like 10 years ago in Puerto rico( that's where he's from) you think he'd be more aware/ careful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odette View Post
    I think this pill sounds kind of stupid and redundant and not very different than the current anti-virals that exist for exposure. As for them calling it "the new condom" that makes me LAUGH. Ok, great, it helps prevent the spread of HIV. Big Whoop. What about all the other plethora of venereal diseases. Most of which are way easier to contract than HIV which requires a very high viral load be present in the blood of the infected person to spread. And many of them can cause serious health problems too like infertility or lifelong problems. I would far prefer pregnancy to a lifelong STD. Though some were just unlucky, a lot of the people I know with STDs are NOT careful condom users. One of the reasons I am not a big Pill supporter other than it's crazy side effects and the aquisition methods used to obtain the hormones used to manufacture them, is because being on it seems to make girls (and their partners) forget that condoms exist and why. My sister is a perfect example of girl that's been on the pil since 15 and bf recently gave her the herp. Because she decided to start fucking him without a condom a month into their relationship. I feel bad for her, it's her second boyfriend ever, but I'm sorry, not using condoms is STUPID. I'm not sharing her story to be a dick and point fingers, but because literally ANYONE can get an STD and your only line of defense is demanding safe sex and choosing partners who share that value. Screw the guys who can't understand that, Their Dick Does Not Deserve You. Not that condoms prevent herpes transmission completely, but they help. HPV is another nasty you can get even with a condom, and it was while I was debating dating someone with that, that I learned a lot about STDs and the best ways to protect yourself. I came accross this product:


    Carageenan oil in this and other similar products is currently undergoing testing at various universities in order to study the effectiveness it has as a preventative agent for sexually transmitted viruses. Theoretically the anti viral properties of this product should be somewhat effective in lessening HIV contraction, though that's not a main use for the product, I just thought I would bring it up as I am also a very STD-wary individual and picking up a bottle of this lube along with a stringent wrap-it-before-you-tap-it-except-super-serious-boyfriends policy helps balance my neurotic need to have the most control over my health as possible with my need to have a sex life lol

    OP you also may want to consider getting your gardasil vaccines. Over 80% of men over 25 carry at least one strain of HPV, and the vaccine prevents against the strains which cause 70% of cervical cancers and 90% of genital warts.
    So true. I am not a fan of the pill either, I always used condoms, spermicide and whatever other barrier forms I could find and it's partly because these forms (especially condoms)really cut down the amount of STD's one can get. However, I still managed to get HPV but this one is easily caught even being careful. I never got any other STD's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by michele11 View Post
    I don't know if anyone here has heard of the Elizabeth glasier foundastion? The guy who was on starsky and hutch( old show)wife got it from a blood transfusion in the 80's? I saw him on Oprrah,it was a were are they noe episode. They talked about ( I didn't know that she infected the children with it) the one boy has been on anti virals since then and he's had it over 20 years and looks very healthy. When hiv first came about most people died within 5-10 years now( like magic Johnson and I don't know that kids name) they estimate people if they catch it early and get on the right meds can live 40 years with it. What my stupid friends ex doesn't know is if he infects someone while on itripla they can never use that drug. It will be ineffective to them. He also doesn't realize he can ( or doesn't care) he can be infected with another strain of hiv. I guess he figures whatever( he's an idiot) and I can';t report someone to the police on Hearsay. I don't even know where he is. Also that's a civil case, not criminal. Whomever he had sex with would hae to get an attorney and prove he gave it to her. Cases like that are hard to prosecute. Hence all the cases of these assholes that infected like 20 women ( like that club promoter in Miami) he just said they all knew and consented to sex without a condom.
    I remember Starsky and Hutch and I remember Elizabeth Glaser. That was such a tragic situation where she got it from a blood transfusion. Another celebrity who got it tragically was Amanda Blake who played Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke. She got it from her bisexual ex-husband. Back then (she died in 1989)if one got AIDS it was a death sentence and died soon after. There have been other women who got it from men they slept with, like this one woman who got it from the only time she had sex, and it turned out the guy had sex with a lot of women. I can't remember her name but they made a tv movie about her.

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    Michele11, I don't know the guy's history so I can't comment on whether or not he should be arrested, but you're right, these cases are hard to prosecute and they are civil. You obviously know what you are talking about because the stuff you're saying is all correct and not a lot of people know about this stuff. I remember hearing about a woman who sued her husband for exposing her to HIV, she won the case and got a $14 million dollar settlement but her husband declared bankruptcy so she had yet to receive any money. This was also on Oprah, and the husband was 'caught' because of emails he had sent which proved that he was cheating on her (with men), knowingly contracted the virus from one of these men, and neglected to tell her before continually having unprotected sex. All the emails were used as evidence, along with plenty of other supporting evidence, and so he was convicted. So they'd not only have to prove that person gave it to them, but that that person knew he/she was infected.
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    Despite FDA approval, I would NOT take a pill & just use a condom.

    Taking a pill is not the answer for all that is wrong in the world. NEVER ever heard of a single stripper getting HIV from dancing at a strip club & suggest you get help for being a germ-a-phobe . Germs in general help us build good immunity systems. Unless you are giving blow jobs, fucking, hand jobs in the back room without condoms. Then you need to be an escort or hooker & use condoms.

    Many drugs have side affects that are not released by the drug companies because they put $$$ infront of safety all the time. I find it super risky to take a drug daily for hiv prevention might be dangerous to you in general rather than just wrapping it up in a condom. Since many studies have been done & many hookers use condoms NeVER get HIv, seems to me we have something that works without risking our hormones & immune system.

    Why do SOOO many people have a problem with condoms? I love them. Cheap, effective & easy to purchase.

    One of my besties works in a law office that files class action suits against drug companies for pills we all take without thinking about it because a doctor recommended it. ONLY pill I take daily is a multivitamin. I don't trust the birth control pill either, made my boobs hurt, killed my sex drive, felt it wasn't good for me, simply used condoms in my long term relationships as protection. Condoms worked for me.

    You have to ask yourself, who exactly are you taking the pill for? Some man who is NOT playing safe so he can fuck YOU without a condom, cause it feels better for him. A man who puts his satisfaction over your safety & his. Does NOT sound like a man I would fuck at all. ICK!

    Back in April, even in porn I went back to condoms only. It is NoT 100% safer, but well within reason safer sex.

    If you feel the need to take a daily pill to prevent HIV, you need to ask yourself who the hell are you fucking?

    Now, in cases of rape & such without question, but that isn't a choice of sex. That is preventing more damage caused by a predator.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nina_ View Post
    Michele11, I don't know the guy's history so I can't comment on whether or not he should be arrested, but you're right, these cases are hard to prosecute and they are civil. You obviously know what you are talking about because the stuff you're saying is all correct and not a lot of people know about this stuff. I remember hearing about a woman who sued her husband for exposing her to HIV, she won the case and got a $14 million dollar settlement but her husband declared bankruptcy so she had yet to receive any money. This was also on Oprah, and the husband was 'caught' because of emails he had sent which proved that he was cheating on her (with men), knowingly contracted the virus from one of these men, and neglected to tell her before continually having unprotected sex. All the emails were used as evidence, along with plenty of other supporting evidence, and so he was convicted. So they'd not only have to prove that person gave it to them, but that that person knew he/she was infected.
    its actually a criminal case, the charges vary state to state but its a big deal and its not too difficult for police to arrest and convict.

    http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/health...hiv/index.html

    its obviously in our govs best interest to be very proactive about stopping hiv transmission so its not surprising that they take tips very seriously and prosecute harshly.

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    idk how i feel about the pill, but its pretty hard to catch HIV! i asked my doctor because i think everyone is freaked out by it, and he said you have to be a VERY "busy" person to contract it..like sharing needles with a lot of people, LOTS of unprotected sex ( especially anal). you cannot catch it just on your skin, you can't even catch it from oral from what i've always heard. its blood to blood contact. don't worry so much babe!

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlotte. View Post
    its actually a criminal case, the charges vary state to state but its a big deal and its not too difficult for police to arrest and convict.



    its obviously in our govs best interest to be very proactive about stopping hiv transmission so its not surprising that they take tips very seriously and prosecute harshly.
    actually in 2010 a senator upheld the criminalization law saying it was predjudice against people with hiv. Again yes you can get an attorney and try to prosecute as a criminal matter but unless you can prove you didn';t have hiv before or have sex knowing this person disclosed his status then good luck. It's easier in cases where 1 man infects lots of women and there's evidence they where tested before. I'm sorry but in the state of florida they would laugh at you if you called and gave them his name and said I think he's having sex unprotected and has hiv. They'd tell you to get a lawyer but if you pm me I'll give you his name and you can try. Lol....

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    I like that they created this but I feel like it gives people an excuse to be lazy and reckless with refusing condom use. Even if you take this pill and put on condoms you can still catch a host of other nasty shit out there. I'm a bit of a germaphobe as well. I don't even have sex and haven't for yeaaaaaaars. lol. Way too much risk and not enough rewards. I'm suprised dental dams or flavored condoms are not pushed when they discuss hetero sex. It's like those don't even exist or the only people smart enough to use them are people in the adult industry. Even there any escort that brings up covered bjs on one of those hobbyist forums seems to get attacked as if she was asking to cut their dicks off. Also what's up with all of the sti's that were popular in the 40's-60's coming back stronger and resistant to antibiotics in this decade? Creepy.

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    ^OMG. That disgusts me. I can't believe guys expect girls they don't even know, whom they've hired for a SERVICE to put their health at risk all because of their precious, precious dicks. Purchasing sex doesn't mean purchasing someone's rights to good health! Sex workers probably care more about condom use because we NEED our vaginas on a daily basis and we need them to be pretty looking not a freakshow. We get an STD, and we're out of work until it clears up. Not cool. This guy I mentioned earlier with HPV got all wierd about covered bjs too (as far a I was willing to go barring immunity or the L word), like offended and then all "well it's basically the same thing as sex, why can't we just have sex yaddayaddayadda" I was like...wtf...be thankful I'm sucking it at all you ungrateful piece of shit! Obviously his douchiness meant we never ended up working out. Or sleeping together. Apparently lots of girls were all lining up and willing to just throw on a condom and ride that shit shot or no shot. And you know, sex trumps everything else sooo....Guys and their dicks. Lord.

    Another note about the Pill that I forgot to add is that it actually increases your chance of contracting an STD through a couple different mechanisms. 1) It dries out your lady bits. The drier you are down there, the more likely you are to get tiny tears in your vagina during intercourse, and that leaves a wide open door for any nasties your partner is carrying. 2) You don't have a "real" period while on the pill. Periods (legit ones, not the little bit of withdrawl bleeding you get on the pill), actually contain all kinds of nice things for your lady bits, including antiviral properties. Think of it like a "cleanse" for your vagina that helps your body naturally fight off any STD you might contract. 3) The hormones in the Pill which mimic pregnancy hormones can actually excacerbate symptoms of certain STDs like HPV, Herpes, anything "outbreak-y" really. So if you're dealing with one of these it might be beneficial to try going off the medication and see if symptoms improve. Yeah, I'm not a doctor, but I question all the information they give me anyway, so if you don't believe me trust in google
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    Quote Originally Posted by michele11 View Post
    actually in 2010 a senator upheld the criminalization law saying it was predjudice against people with hiv. Again yes you can get an attorney and try to prosecute as a criminal matter but unless you can prove you didn';t have hiv before or have sex knowing this person disclosed his status then good luck. It's easier in cases where 1 man infects lots of women and there's evidence they where tested before. I'm sorry but in the state of florida they would laugh at you if you called and gave them his name and said I think he's having sex unprotected and has hiv. They'd tell you to get a lawyer but if you pm me I'll give you his name and you can try. Lol....
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    I kinda skipped to the bottom of this thread, but using Truveda to prevent HIV in healthy people seems like a TERRIBLE idea. We know SO much about the dangers of over perscribing antibiotics. We have MRSA and now VISA... Why does anyone think its a good idea to prescribe antivirals when they aren't treating anything? I guess the people who are selling Truveda for between 12 and 15 grand a month probably think its a great idea... They are going to create a mutated, drug resistant strain of HIV that is going to turn us all into flesh eating zombies.

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    Yup!
    All I can say is what idiot would have un protected sex with a ball player. Ugh. They are notorious for screwing numerous women...

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    Quote Originally Posted by michele11 View Post
    All I can say is what idiot would have un protected sex with a ball player. Ugh. They are notorious for screwing numerous women...
    Anyone pretty attractive and fit + wealthy + young is usually a bad bad bad idea lol

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