Prep, another barrier against HIV
- There are many strategies and measures to address HIV, including pre-exposure prophylaxis Prep. People at high risk of exposure to the virus may apply for it.
Prep is one of the biomedical tools available to fight HIV, pre-exposure prophylaxis n.Se is a preventive antiretroviral treatment aimed at people at high risk of exposure to the virus. Leticia Remón Serrat of the Network Association explained that it is “very efficient”, but that efficiency can be reduced “significantly” if it is not considered appropriate. It should be taken every day at the same time each day. However, it does not protect against other sexually transmitted infections.
Although in general in all places the measures to take the Prep are similar, in each territory there are different criteria. In the case of Navarre, people over the age of 18, homosexual men, bisexual men or men who have sex with them, sex workers and trans women can ask for the medication. In addition, there are two criteria to meet in the last year: the existence of more than ten sexual partners, the practice of anal sex without condoms, the use of drugs in sex, post-exposure prophylaxis Prep or the existence of one or more sexual infections.
According to Remón, the demand should be extended to other women: “We believe that not all women who have sex with many people are sex workers. Many women, for the same reasons as many men and for gender reasons, have difficulty using condoms. Therefore, these may also have a high risk of exposure.” Therefore, he considers that the offer should be more “personalized”: “It is not only sexual orientation, it has a lot to do with the life of the moment, with the ways of caring and relating, with communication strategies and with others”.
To apply for the medication, you have to go to sexual and reproductive health care centers. Two are the ones that offer this attention in Navarra: Andraize in Pamplona and Tudela. In these centers, patients who come to the center and want to take the medicine are taken to the Hospital of Navarra or to the Hospital of Tudela. In addition, the Sare Association, in addition to conducting a rapid HIV testing, provides sexual health counseling and, in some cases, refer them to the hospital.
How to obtain it
People who start treatment are followed every three months to see that everything is going well, that they do not have other sexual infections and that they do not have other health problems. In short, this is a treatment that, although it does not have many consequences, can cause kidney damage for a long time. Also, it is not recommended for people with kidney or liver problems.
At first it was “few” who took the medicine, but according to Remón, the use has increased as people have known it. He highlighted that taking the medication "gives some peace of mind" to people from different groups: “This can make you feel that you are a person who takes care and takes care and takes preventive measures.” It also says that there are adverse reactions: “Others have a great stigma and associate it with promiscuity and other things.” For this reason, he believes that we must be “careful” not to stigmatize certain collectives, practices and uses again.
11 doctors in health care earn 230,000 euros each year, one of the practices 18,000 euros
This Thursday, EH Bila asked the Government of Navarre to investigate and correct this situation in the plenary session of the Parliament of Navarre. The UPN and the PP have joined the... [+]
The time has come for us to enrol in schools in the Basque Country for the 2025-26 academic year, and in many homes the youngest of the household will take a new step soon, in September, which is schooling. Proud of the Basque Public School The members of Topagune are firmly... [+]
Since the adoption of the new Education Law for Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, we are hearing/reading again and again that education will be free from now on. We have listened to different actors, including the Department of Education, and in the interviews we offer to the media,... [+]
49 urte preso pasa ondoren, libre utzi dute Leonard Peltier AEBetako ekintzaile autoktonoa. Otsailaren 18 honetan heldu da bere senide eta lagunen artera 80 urte dituen preso-ohia.
There are many ways to gain power; not all are beautiful. There are those who want to divide the power and the responsibility that it entails with it, who seek authority. Others have a lot of respect for him and the fact that each step is so measured makes them unable to make a... [+]
Istorioetan murgildu eta munduak eraikitzea gustuko du Iosune de Goñi García argazkilari, idazle eta itzultzaileak (Burlata, Nafarroa, 1993). Zaurietatik, gorputzetik eta minetik sortzen du askotan. Desgaitua eta gaixo kronikoa da, eta artea erabiltzen du... [+]
On February 3rd, the time has begun to pre-enroll our children and young people in schools, and as every year we would like to remind you why we do not think it is a good idea to enroll them in religion. Last year we finished the article saying that “many of you will be... [+]
From the Association of Parents of the Instituto Arratia Small Tram we want to encourage reflection on the use of screens in the learning community.
Lately there is a lot of concern about the impact of screens on children and adolescents. This responsibility extends from... [+]