Implants to replace PrEP?
The first human trials were conducted with twelve healthy adults and lasted twelve weeks. A control group of four participants received placebo implants. Currently, HIV can be prevented by PrEP, which must be taken once a day. Matthew Hodson, director of NAM (an organization that focuses on education regarding AIDS and HIV), calls the implant a possible "game changer."
Hodson also emphasized that the implant would mean that people would no longer have to worry about keeping up with a daily dose. And perhaps even more importantly, this development is more discreet than PrEP and could remove certain fears from people who are worried about stigma due to their use of the medication.