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life cyle – the steps for an organism to reproduce or replicate. The HIV life cycle includes: Attachment and binding to a CD4 cell). Fusion or joining the cell. Reverse transcription. When the single strand RNA becomes a double strand …

antepartum refers to the time during pregnancy before a baby is born. Antepartum refers to the mother. See: intrapartum and postpartum.

postpartum refers to the time after a baby is born. Postpartum refers to the mother. See: antepartum and intrapartum.

formulation – the physical form that makes an active drug into a medicine. Different formulations include Pills (capsules or tablets). Syrups or other oral solutions. Injections. Powders. Creams or lotions. A co-formulation is when two active drugs are combined. For example: when …

i-Base will run a reduced treatment information service between Christmas and the New Year. If you have an urgent enquiry during this period, please contact your clinic. The phoneline will be closed between 23rd December and 4th January. We will …

On 16 December 2015, Channel 4 news include a short story about PrEP. Watch on YouTube. The report included interviews with activists from i-Base and the community PrEP organisations I Want PrEP Now and Prepster. We hope this raises the …

News and reports to challenge HIV treatment and prevention strategies for 2016… EACS 2015, access, guidelines, PrEP

For more than two decades, AEGiS was the largest and most comprehensive online HIV library.  It was also one of the first organisations to prioritise open-access to resources on HIV and AIDS.  Unfortunately, increasing difficulty with sustaining funding meant that this …

As with everything else in your pregnancy, you have choices for how your baby will be born. Some women prefer a vaginal birth and some women prefer a C-section. These are things to discuss with your health team. Vaginal delivery …

Some people become pregnant without planning and for others it is an active decision If you are planning a pregnancy there is a lot of support to help. The following links below include more information about different situations. Planning your pregnancy. …

Yes, with HIV treatment Women around the world have safely used antiretroviral drugs in pregnancy now for over 20 years. Treatment will reduce the risk of your baby becoming HIV-positive to almost zero. The information in our Pocket guide to …

< Pocket pregnancy guide is a small i-Base leaflet about HIV and pregnancy. It includes information about planning your pregnancy, using ART, delivery and after care including feeding. This includes a focus on the importance of the mothers’ health and how this …

diarrhoea – when stools (faeces) is less than firm. This can range from loose to being very watery. As a medical condition it is usually also associated with needing to go to the toilet more frequently. For example, this is commonly …

A feeling that your bowl not completely empty even though it is empty. A medical definition is “a sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation despite an empty rectum”. The marvels of latin and medicine – words for everything…

This blog is a from a 5-minute open mic talk last night held downstairs at KuKlub bar in Soho. I hadn’t planned to speak until I got to the bar, but wanted to link four current stories about HIV, HCV, …

Note: at CROI 2017, a higher risk of viral rebound and development of integrase inhibitor drug resistance means that dolutegravir monotherapy is not recommended. Anyone using dolutegravir is recommended to switch to dual or triple therapy. https://i-base.info/htb/31289 This blog discusses …

Simon Collins, HIV i-Base The 15th European AIDS Conference (EACS) is being held this year from 21-24 October 2015. This news page will list links to early reports. However, the unexpected results from the first of these reports on dolutegravir …

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Reports from three conferences. Guidelines. Buying generic PrEP and HCV meds; TTIP; first UK PrEP clinic…

The following links are to recent articles about buying generic medicines online in the UK.  Buying medicines online is perfectly legal in the UK. Neither the UK medicines agency (MHRA) nor HM Customs & Excise have concerns with this, so …