NIMBI F.M. (2018). PrEP and Condoms: towards an integration. What about condoms: a real barrier to pleasure? 14th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology

For decades, literature has produced thousands of studies on the importance and effectiveness of condom use in HIV/AIDS prevention and major sexually transmitted infections on different groups and countries. Many projects and social awareness campaigns have tried, with different techniques, to increase condom use with very variable results, but unsatisfactory in too many cases. Since the possibility of PREP treatment has been included in some countries so far with amazing results for the HIV diffusion, the use of condoms has significantly decreased especially in the MSM community (Man who have Sex with Man). PREP is a great achievement and its diffusion is a necessity. But other doubts remain: Can the PREP completely replace the use of condoms? As an alternative, how to increase the use of condoms in at risk population? What distinguishes an effective campaign from a non-effective one? Can integration of good practices be a solution (PREP+Condoms)? These and other questions will be answered within this lecture.