Compared to other sexually transmitted infections, hepatitis C virus (HCV) seems to be infrequently spread via sex among men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to study results published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. However, studies presented at the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) showed that HIV-positive and HIV-negative men do acquire hepatitis C via sex, and increased HCV testing and treatment could further hep C elimination efforts.
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