"Most research on PrEP cited in this section was conducted with participants who self-identified as women (presumed to be predominantly cisgender women). However, individuals who do not identify as women (i.e., transgender men, genderqueer or nonbinary individuals) can become pregnant, give birth, and breast/chestfeed. PrEP should be offered and promoted for all individuals with an indication for PrEP using a gender-affirming approach to care (see Perinatal HIV Prevention for Transgender and Gender-Diverse People Assigned Female at Birth and Transgender People with HIV in the Adult and Adolescent Antiretroviral Guidelines). Patients should be asked about their gender identity, including the pronouns they use, how they want to be referred to as a parent (e.g., birth parent, mother, father, another name), and terms they prefer to use (e.g., breastfeeding, chestfeeding)."
If I remember the Perth Group note that HepB is said to be a reverse transcribing virus. I suppose that's why they think Truvada would be effective against it. But that still makes 'HIV' medications non-specific, considering these drugs have many non-specific effects on human physiology. However, what's scary to me is that it's a-ok to throw known kidney and liver toxic drugs at women (pregnant individuals who identify as women for clarity purposes :-) because a virus is always worse than any drug that harms people. That's the kicker here, stopping viruses is the Don Quixote quest of our modern age. This is why I love the Bailey videos so much, they uncover the shaky ground it's all built on.
I remember when I was pregnant I was discouraged from taking TYLENOL. Throwing Truvada at pregnant women is madness. My mom had to take anti-malarial drugs when she was pregnant with me, and AFAIK they resulted in my being born early at 4#7. (No shade to my mom, she was in Malawi at the time and malaria is a big problem there.)
After thalidomide you'd think the medical system would be hyper careful about giving medications to pregnant women. But, malaria is for sure a huge problem in some parts of the world and the large number of treatments given I'm guessing have probably proven fairly safe over time, at least I'm hoping that's the case.
1) Is it accurate to state that the use of the term "pregnant persons" obscures the cohort of MSM (males who get anal injections of semen)?
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2) If a person is taking PrEP but nevertheless seroconverts, can they sue the doctor?
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3) The so-called antiviral pills are analogues of ATP, GTP, etc, the nucleoside triphosphates which are not only associated with RNA & DNA formation but with just about every metabolic and signaling process in the cell. Nucleosides also seem to have a role in intercellular communication; caffeine, considered to be an analogue of adenosine, effects multiple organ systems.
Although once thought that reverse transcription is exclusive to 'retroviruses', it's now acknowledged that every cell in the body has innate reverse transcriptase activity, e.g. in the form of telomerase.
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Are they saying here that maybe these pills are good for you?
"Recent findings have shown that initiating suppressive cART has a positive effect on telomeres and reverses their decrease in length."
I am no scientist but here is more quackery related to the highly offensive "pregnant people" comment.
In the HIV.gov guidelines is found this (https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/perinatal/pre-exposure-prophylaxis-prep-prevent-hiv):
"Most research on PrEP cited in this section was conducted with participants who self-identified as women (presumed to be predominantly cisgender women). However, individuals who do not identify as women (i.e., transgender men, genderqueer or nonbinary individuals) can become pregnant, give birth, and breast/chestfeed. PrEP should be offered and promoted for all individuals with an indication for PrEP using a gender-affirming approach to care (see Perinatal HIV Prevention for Transgender and Gender-Diverse People Assigned Female at Birth and Transgender People with HIV in the Adult and Adolescent Antiretroviral Guidelines). Patients should be asked about their gender identity, including the pronouns they use, how they want to be referred to as a parent (e.g., birth parent, mother, father, another name), and terms they prefer to use (e.g., breastfeeding, chestfeeding)."
1984 has arrived and "women" are not wanted.
Also the term “chestfeeding” is wildly offensive.
The transgender agenda is the most anti-woman movement I have EVER SEEN. It’s astonishing how in your face it is with misogyny.
If I remember the Perth Group note that HepB is said to be a reverse transcribing virus. I suppose that's why they think Truvada would be effective against it. But that still makes 'HIV' medications non-specific, considering these drugs have many non-specific effects on human physiology. However, what's scary to me is that it's a-ok to throw known kidney and liver toxic drugs at women (pregnant individuals who identify as women for clarity purposes :-) because a virus is always worse than any drug that harms people. That's the kicker here, stopping viruses is the Don Quixote quest of our modern age. This is why I love the Bailey videos so much, they uncover the shaky ground it's all built on.
I remember when I was pregnant I was discouraged from taking TYLENOL. Throwing Truvada at pregnant women is madness. My mom had to take anti-malarial drugs when she was pregnant with me, and AFAIK they resulted in my being born early at 4#7. (No shade to my mom, she was in Malawi at the time and malaria is a big problem there.)
After thalidomide you'd think the medical system would be hyper careful about giving medications to pregnant women. But, malaria is for sure a huge problem in some parts of the world and the large number of treatments given I'm guessing have probably proven fairly safe over time, at least I'm hoping that's the case.
Agreed, no matter their problems, these anti-unicorn treatments have a scientific foundation of sand.
1) Is it accurate to state that the use of the term "pregnant persons" obscures the cohort of MSM (males who get anal injections of semen)?
.
2) If a person is taking PrEP but nevertheless seroconverts, can they sue the doctor?
.
3) The so-called antiviral pills are analogues of ATP, GTP, etc, the nucleoside triphosphates which are not only associated with RNA & DNA formation but with just about every metabolic and signaling process in the cell. Nucleosides also seem to have a role in intercellular communication; caffeine, considered to be an analogue of adenosine, effects multiple organ systems.
Although once thought that reverse transcription is exclusive to 'retroviruses', it's now acknowledged that every cell in the body has innate reverse transcriptase activity, e.g. in the form of telomerase.
.
Are they saying here that maybe these pills are good for you?
"Recent findings have shown that initiating suppressive cART has a positive effect on telomeres and reverses their decrease in length."
.
Biology (Basel). 2023 Sep 5;12(9):1210. doi: 10.3390/biology12091210
"Association between Combination Antiretroviral Therapy and Telomere Length in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus"
Ena Bukic 1,*, Jelena Milasin 2, Bosko Toljic 2, Jelena Jadzic 3, Djordje Jevtovic 4, Bozana Obradovic 1, Gordana Dragovic
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10525818/
Off topic but I just came over this 1998 unpublished reportage ( in case you have not seen it )
https://rumble.com/v30juse-nyhetsreportage-1998-hiv-har-aldrig-bevisats.html