ReviewAmerican journal of public health2015
How Stigma Surrounding the Use of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Undermines Prevention and Pleasure: A Call to Destigmatize "Truvada Whores".
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162 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 299 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Factors Affecting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Willingness Among Black Women for HIV Prevention.AIDS and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Telehealth Models for PrEP Delivery: A Systematic Review of Acceptability, Implementation, and Impact on the PrEP Care Continuum in the United States.AIDS and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Pleasure and PrEP: A Systematic Review of Studies Examining Pleasure, Sexual Satisfaction, and PrEP.Journal of sex research · 2022Pooled it
- Exploring Patterns of Awareness and Use of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men.AIDS and behavior · 2017Trial
- Perceptions of DoxyPEP use Among Racial & Ethnic Minority Patients.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Evolving drivers of preexposure prophylaxis discontinuation among US MSM, 2018-2024.AIDS (London, England) · 2026Article
- Social-Cognitive and Identity-Related Factors Promoting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among Bisexual Men.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Designing Pleasure-Centered, Culturally Relevant PrEP Messaging for Black Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Same-Gender-Loving, and Other Men Who have Sex with Men (SGL/MSM) in New York City.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- The Impact of Stigma on U.S. Health Care Provider Perceptions, Treatment, and Care of People who May Be Exposed To or Living with HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- A Comparative Analysis of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Awareness, Acceptance, and Barriers Among Populations of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Global Settings: An Integrative Literature Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Gay Community Connectedness, Internalized Homonegativity, and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Attitudes and Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Georgia: A Mediation Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- PrEP and PEP for HIV Prevention Among Gay, Bisexual, and MSM in Brazil: Findings from the SMESH Study.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Ultra-long-acting injectable, biodegradable, and removable in-situ forming implant with cabotegravir for HIV prevention.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2025Article
- Integrating a Combination HIV Prevention Intervention Into a Widely Used Geosocial App for Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: Protocol for a Single-Arm Pilot and Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and use in Canada: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The Implications of HIV Biomedical Prevention for Perceived HIV Risk and Psychosexual Health among Sexual Minority Men in the United States.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Activity Space Mapping and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Men in Small Cities and Towns in the United States.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Styles of thought in healthcare governance: A situational analysis of English PrEP discourse 2016-2020.BioSocieties · 2025Article
- A Digital Health Intervention on Healthy Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China Based on Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model: An Exploratory Real-World Study.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP; emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate [Truvada]) prevents HIV without penalizing sexual pleasure, and may even enhance pleasure (e.g., by reducing HIV-related anxiety). However, concern about sexual risk behavior increasing with PrEP use (risk compensation) and corresponding stereotypes of promiscuity may undermine PrEP's preventive potential. In this commentary, we review literature on sexual behavior change accompanying PrEP use, discuss risk compensation concerns and the "Truvada whore" stereotype as PrEP barriers, question the appropriateness of restricting PrEP access because of risk compensation, and consider sexual pleasure as a benefit of PrEP, an acceptable motive for seeking PrEP, and a core element of health. It is essential for science to trump stereotypes and sex-negative messaging in guiding decision-making affecting PrEP access and uptake.
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