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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
Yea, I get that it's still being tested. I was just trying to wrap my mind around what the pill itself does. It goes without saying that it needs to be coupled with other protective measures, but I'm just trying to figure out what the pill is doing for it to work in gay/bisexual men but possibly not in M-F couples.
Ex. If it's attacking the virus, that shouldn't be exclusive to one orientation group (I know this isn't the case, since this is to be a preventative measure, but that's what my thought process is).
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I think in general, preventative treatment stimulates the person's immune system in advance of infection. Then if the virus is actually introduced there's a chance that the body can actually fight it off before it gets a toehold. Although the same effects might occur in all people, it might not cause as great of a decrease in drug users or M-F couples due to the infection vector. So it might be equally effective but only cause a 15% reduction thus making it less desirable for M-F couples to take.
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