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Gay men get less HIV but more STIs after starting PrEP, meta-analysis finds
[From aidsmap, June 8, 2018] A meta-analysis of 17 studies of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) has found that, while PrEP protected them from HIV, the proportion diagnosed with gonorrhoea, chlamydia or syphilis increased significantly in the period between starting PrEP and follow-up, with an average length of time on PrEP at follow-up of six months.