Yes, it's the exact reason that it is widely available on the NHS. 20,000 people took it, adherence was high, HIV rates dropped significantly.

> Sure, it's a "really good idea," but a simpler and better idea is not to have random sex in the first place

Shaming people has been tried for centuries, maybe millennia and famously _does not work_. We have ample evidence that PrEP does.

Yeah, me. What a wild statement to make. It’s a big world out there, my friend.

Anecdotally, very much so - at least among the gay/MSM community.

The thing is, people generally quite like having sex. That comes with some level of risk, which can be mitigated in various different ways - and PrEP is one of those tools.

All humans engage in some level of risky behaviour; evidence suggests that moralising about “responsible behaviour” or “self control” is rarely effective at mitigating that risk.

Yes because it is such a fantastic idea to just ignore that there is still a risk regardless of what we call "risky" sex just because it doesn't fit in your puritanical views of sex.

If someone can get HIV the first time they have sex than your entire argument is moot.

Just have the conversation with your doctor and protect yourself and stop trying to push your views on others.

This is such a simple thing to say, talk to your doctor. Thats it. If doing so stops one person who is not engaging in anything that we would deem being risky from getting HIV, that is a win. There is nothing in your world that would stop someone who is having sex with someone that maybe they have been going on several dates, from getting HIV from that person if a mistake happens.

And yet, you seem to think that we are saying that you should be going to an orgy every other day.

Oh and let's not ignore that there are monogamous couples that one may have HIV and they need to also protect themselves.