Demetre Daskalakis Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Demetre Daskalakis For men who have sex with men and who are of a certain age, there has never been a time that they've had sex without having to be very, very worried about HIV constantly, you can plan ahead by saying, 'You know, something is going on in my surroundings that is putting me at risk for HIV, so I'm going to take this really, frankly, brave step in taking a medicine every day to prevent HIV infection.' So it's not really in the heat of the moment, or 'I have to put a condom on right now' or 'Where is my condom?' It just gives you the level of security to acknowledge that risks happen and that some people have risk patterns. Demetre Daskalakis health-news I'm feeling like I live somewhere in the '60s, talking about contraception and sometimes I can imagine deleting the word 'HIV' and saying 'unwanted pregnancy,' i think there is a lot of what's called 'slut shaming' in the Truvada story, but it's the exact analogy of what happened in the '60s with birth control. I mean, we've been living 30 years with the dogma that says the only way to be safe -- to prevent HIV infection -- is using condoms or abstinence. Demetre Daskalakis health-news Our ultimate tagline is that we need to customize people's prevention for what is appropriate for their lifestyle. Demetre Daskalakis health-news
