HPV

Switzerland: Lesbian is still a big word

This week in Geneva, a round table highlights the invisibilisation of lesbians in our society. Meeting with journalist Alice Coffin, who talks about the lack of representation, the danger of hypersexualising clichés of the pornographic industry, and the importance of access to the media discourse

Circumcision to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of global data

To inform global prevention strategies for HIV and other STIs among MSM, we reviewed all available evidence on the associations between circumcision and HIV and other STIs among MSM.

US: First Multipurpose Gel Designed to Prevent HIV, HSV, and HPV Simultaneously in Women and Men Advances in Clinical Trials

A new Phase I study of the Population Council’s multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) gel PC-1005, launching this week, will examine the safety of the gel when used rectally by both men and women.

France: HPV16 highly prevalent among HIV-positive MSM

Although a third of anal cancers in HIV-positive patients did not contain HPV16, no other single HPV type predominated in these cancers. The authors of the meta-analysis believe their findings have implications for HPV vaccination strategies in patients with HIV, concluding “nine-valent would provide a larger gain in HIV-positive than HIV-negative individuals.”