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The two main ways in which HIV is passed on are unprotected vaginal and anal sex. Condoms, PrEP and HIV treatment are effective ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV.

The biology of HIV transmission

Natural selection is leading to more transmissible HIV in United States

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8 January 2020
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Zero transmissions mean zero risk – PARTNER 2 study results announced

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24 July 2018
Transgender people

Transgender women in Los Angeles are more likely to be in high HIV incidence clusters than any other group

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7 March 2018
Women

Study finds that women are much more vulnerable to HIV infection during pregnancy and in the months after giving birth

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5 March 2018
Transgender people

Who are trans women acquiring HIV from?

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29 August 2017
Epidemiology & behaviour

One in five ‘heterosexual’ men in the UK caught their HIV from another man

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18 February 2017
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Do people living with HIV who have an undetectable viral load need to wear condoms?

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2 November 2016
Sexual transmission

Anal sex may transmit four in ten HIV infections in US women at high risk

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19 October 2016
Epidemiology & behaviour

Gay men with overlapping partnerships are more likely to be recently and locally infected

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6 October 2016
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

More confidence on zero risk: still no transmissions seen from people with an undetectable viral load in PARTNER study

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19 July 2016
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Small risk of sexual transmission of HIV persists through first six months of ART

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10 May 2016
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

More targeted interventions to diagnose HIV during acute infection are needed, researchers warn

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28 April 2016
The biology of HIV transmission

HIV-infected vaginal cells do not transmit HIV if plasma viral load is undetectable, researchers find

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15 February 2016
HIV & criminal law

Criminal laws on HIV transmission make little difference to sexual behaviour – or may make condomless sex more likely

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1 February 2016
Sexual transmission

Counselling for HIV sero-discordant couples associated with reductions in HIV risk behaviour

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10 November 2015
Sexual transmission

Men taking HIV treatment have undetectable viral loads in the rectum; sexually transmitted infections make no difference

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24 April 2015
Condoms & lubricant

CDC researchers publish estimate of effectiveness of condom use in anal sex

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19 December 2014
Epidemiology & behaviour

Could HIV treatment mean safer sex?

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24 July 2014
Contraception

New analysis suggests increased risk of HIV infection for women using contraceptive injections

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24 July 2014
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Substantial proportion of male HIV infections labelled as 'heterosexual exposure' in UK probably due to sex with other men

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10 July 2014
Sexually transmitted infections epidemiology

High burden of STIs among people living with HIV in Cape Town in period before they start ART

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3 June 2014
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Second analysis concludes that we can't eliminate the long-term possibility of HIV transmission from someone on treatment

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31 May 2014
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Standard HIV treatment achieves high concentrations in female genital tract and suppresses shedding of virus

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1 April 2014
Sexual transmission

Rare case of lesbian transmission of HIV reported in US

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17 March 2014