Just trying to reduce risk.
[QUOTE=Simian; 1367777]The makers of Truvada propose that the drug be used in conjunction with safe sex practices, including use of condoms in circumstances where sexual partners are HIV positive or have a higher than normal risk of being HIV positive. They do not advise use of Truvada without condoms.
You would not want to take this drug without proper medical supervision as some of the side-effects are quite tough and interactions with other meds can be severe. See the website. I would not take the advice of just some mongerer regarding how long to take this drug. Only your doctor will know you and how the drug might affect you.
Testing girls for HIV (using any method) does not exclude them completely as possible HIV positive cases as it takes time for the HIV virus to develop in the body in such a way as to become testable. Also, you can get false positives and negatives from such tests too. And good luck in getting the girls to comply. If you tell them what it is, many will not.
Each to his own. Rather than put myself through the rigors of a HIV treatment (which is what this drug is) and hassle girls for samples to put into a HIV kit every time I go for a shag, I prefer to buy good quality ultra thin condoms (Japanese have a brand whose name I cannot remember) and preserve the GFE or porn experience, whichever is on offer.[/QUOTE]Take your point about the treatment not being foolproof. Even condoms burst though. This is an inherently high risk behaviour we indulge in. My goal is to reduce the risk, the "chances" of picking HIV up, not eliminate it, as its painfully obvious the risk cannot be entirely eliminated.
Its a maths thing for me. 1 in 300 chance, per act, if the girls infected and I'm in through the front door, so to speak, but what if I can up that to 1 in 50000 or 1 in 100000. That doesn't make it impossible to catch, just much more unlikely.
I'm also aware it does nothing against the dozens of other potential std's floating around.
Unfortunately its a biological fact for me that a condom makes it much less satisfying, which of course is why we do this in the first place.
Also the side effects need more exploration, although they're "usually not serious" according to the online literature. My plan was to only take it during my crazy two or three week vacations, thus minimising side effects, still as you say a quacks' advice may be required.
Ps. I wasn't being entirely serious re the HIV test for the girls, I couldn't possibly imagine telling some unfortunate young women the bad news.