SynthesisJournal of sex research2022
Pleasure and PrEP: A Systematic Review of Studies Examining Pleasure, Sexual Satisfaction, and PrEP.
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25 citing papers in PubMed.
- "It's Been a Very Liberating Experience": Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention and Experiences With Sexual Pleasure by Men Who Have Sex With Men.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2025Trial
- Doxycycline as Postsexual Exposure Prophylaxis: Use, Acceptability, and Associated Sexual Health Behaviors Among a Multi-Site Sample of Clinical Trial Participants.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2024Trial
- Exploring Adolescent Girls' and Young Women's Perceptions of HIV Prevention Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use: A Qualitative Synthesis of Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2026Review
- 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
- A qualitative study on pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and retention among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Myanmar.International health · 2026Article
- Characterizing HIV-related patient portal preferences among men who have sex with men in the United States.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Biopsychosocial Factors' Influence on PrEP-uptake Among Danish MSM.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Impact of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on the Quality of Sex Life.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Profiles of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Influencing PrEP Acceptability: A Latent Profile Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Using Structural Equation Modeling to Examine Barriers and Facilitators of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Willingness and Length of Use in Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Use Substances in Eight Southern US Cities.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2025Article
- Men's Voices on Long-Acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Delivery Modalities: Acceptability and Preferences Among Cisgender Men and Men Who Have Sex With Men in South Africa.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 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
- Prevent with Pleasure: A systematic review of HIV public communication campaigns incorporating a pleasure-based approach.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Gay and Bisexual Men's Perceptions about a Potential HIV Vaccine within a Post-COVID-19 Era: A Qualitative Study.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Transgender Latinas' Perspectives on HIV PrEP Uptake, Condom Use, and Medically Supervised Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: Insights From ChiCAS Qualitative Interviews.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2024Article
- The Best Predictor of Future Behavior May Be the Past: Exploring Behavior Change in Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Netherlands.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Willingness to Use Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Among PrEP Naïve Black and Hispanic Sexual Gender Minority Persons.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Discordance Between HIV Risk Perception, Sexual Behavior, and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Adherence Among Young Sexual and Gender Minorities in the United States.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- In the fight against HIV/AIDS: the arduous implementation of government-funded pre-exposure prophylaxis programme in Taiwan.Sexually transmitted infections · 2024Article
- Variations in HIV Prevention Coverage in Subpopulations of Australian Gay and Bisexual Men, 2017-2021: Implications for Reducing Inequities in the Combination Prevention Era.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
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Abstract
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective form of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention for people at potential risk for exposure. Despite its demonstrated efficacy, PrEP uptake and adherence have been discouraging, especially among groups most vulnerable to HIV transmission. A primary message to persons who are at elevated risk for HIV has been to focus on risk reduction, sexual risk behaviors, and continued condom use, rarely capitalizing on the positive impact on sexuality, intimacy, and relationships that PrEP affords. This systematic review synthesizes the findings and themes from 16 quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies examining PrEP motivations and outcomes focused on sexual satisfaction, sexual pleasure, sexual quality, and sexual intimacy. Significant themes emerged around PrEP as increasing emotional intimacy, closeness, and connectedness; PrEP as increasing sexual options and opportunities; PrEP as removing barriers to physical closeness and physical pleasure; and PrEP as reducing sexual anxiety and fears. It is argued that positive sexual pleasure motivations should be integrated into messaging to encourage PrEP uptake and adherence, as well as to destigmatize sexual pleasure and sexual activities of MSM.
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