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What is PrEP PrEP stands for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. It is the use of daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) by HIV negative individuals to lower their chances of getting HIV. PrEP refers to the ongoing use of ART before and after possible...

What is this tool? The HIV Incidence Risk Index for men who have sex with men (HIRI-MSM) tool is a clinical scoring tool that can help identify men who have sex with men  who may have a higher chance of getting HIV. The HIRI-MSM...

Answer these questions to calculate a HIRI-MSM score: How old are you today?Under 1818-2829-4041-4849 +In the last 6 months, how many men have you had sex with?Over 106-100-5In the past 6 months, how many times did you have receptive anal...

The following are some key resources for prescribing PrEP and supporting clients in accessing and continuing on PrEP. These resources have been developed specifically for the British Columbia PrEP program, but may be adapted for a...

What is PrEP PrEP stands for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. It is the use of daily (or on demand) oral antiretroviral therapy (ART) by HIV negative individuals to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV. PrEP refers to ongoing use of ART before and...

Background Prevalence and incidence are two basic measures of disease frequency used to inform our response to the HIV epidemic.  Prevalence is typically defined as the total number of people living with HIV in a year, while incidence...

Background Prevalence and incidence are measures of disease frequency that are used to inform our response to the HIV epidemic. Prevalence is the total number of people living with HIV in an area in a year, while incidence is the number of...

I was having sex and the condom broke from too much friction but my boyfriend did not cum in me. What are the chances of me getting pregnant from precum?

i love being intimate with my boyfriend but for some reason i can never climax, even though it still feels good to me.

Background Prevalence and incidence are two basic measures of disease frequency used to inform our response to the Hepatitis C (HCV) epidemic. Prevalence is the total number of people living with chronic HCV infection, while incidence is...

Article Reviewed Gillison ML, Broutian T, Pickard RK, et al. Prevalence of oral HPV infection in the united states, 2009-2010. JAMA. 2012;307(7):693-703. Purpose of the study The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of...

Delivery of HIV test results has traditionally been done in person to allow for post-test counselling. Over the past 4 years, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has been offering notification of HIV results over the phone, saving...

In this update, we present the final number of new HIV diagnoses in BC for 2012, and describe recent trends by gender, region, and exposure category. Methods We used provincial HIV surveillance data to describe the number of new HIV...

Introduction In Canada, it is estimated that 75% of individuals will have at least one HPV infection (the virus that causes genital warts) in their lifetime.[1] Genital warts most commonly occur from HPV subtypes 6 and 11 and can appear...

Background We present the final number of new HIV diagnoses in BC for 2013 and describe recent trends by gender, region and exposure category. Methods We used provincial HIV surveillance data to describe the number of new HIV diagnoses in...

Background This week, the Office of the Provincial Health Officer in collaboration with the BC Centre for Disease Control released a report titled “HIV, Stigma and Society”. The report examines the underlying drivers of the current HIV...

Article reviewed Kampman CJG, Koedijk FDH, Driessen-Hulshof HCM, et al. Retesting young STI clinic visitors with urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the Netherlands; response to a text message reminder and reinfection rates: a...

Background Cyberbullying, defined by the RCMP as the “use of communication technology…to repeatedly intimidate or harass others” [1], has been increasing. In Canadian studies, 5% to 30% of adults have experienced incidents of cyberbullying...

The provincial annual surveillance report describing trends in HIV and AIDS for 2011 is now available online.  In comparison to previous annual surveillance reports, this report provides a greater description of trends by subgroups...

There are a lot of new test technologies in the pipeline: both new types of tests in the works, such as rapid syphilis tests or point-of-care HIV viral load testing, and new ways to use existing tests, such as self-testing or online...