«Safer sex» does not only mean put on a condom. It also means being able to react fast, get advice in case of an accident, when thing do not happen in the expected way or when any STI symptoms appear.

Safer Sex rules :

• When doing anal sex, always use a condom and lube
• Use this quizz that gives you customised recommandations for your sex life

Other protection strategies :

• TasP : TasP stands for Treatment as Prevention. It is when the antiretroviral treatment is taken as it should be, that no virus has been detected in the blood for at least 6 months, that the effectiveness of the treatment is checked regularly by a doctor and the person in question does not have any STIs, then, there is no risk of HIV transmission.
• PEP : PEP stands for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. It is an emergency treatment that aims to stop an HIV infection after a potential risk. The PPE has to be stated as soon as possible, at last 48h after the potential exposition to HIV.
• PrEP : PrEP stands Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. It is a medicine against HIV that you take BEFORE taking a risk. This treatment permits to reduce drastically the risk of getting HIV if you get exposed.

If you want more informations about safex sex you can check out this brochure made by Body Positive, a New Zeland based group founded by and run for people with HIV/AIDS.

Other rules:

• After a condom accident or other incident, consult the emergency of any hospital ("Les urgences") as soon as possible. A PEP can be carried out within a maximum of 72 hours but it has much more chance to be succesful if you carry it out within 48 hours. The quicker, the better!
• In case of flu-like symptoms after unprotected anal intercourse (without condom nor PrEP) with a partner of unknown or uncertain HIV status, perform an HIV test at any of those addresses or come visit us at Exaequo
• Always clean and disinfect sex toys, such as dildos, before changing partners or use condoms
• Always use gloves for fisting and change them with each change of partner
• Do not share equipment for drug use (syringe, straw ...), toiletries (razor, toothbrush ...), sex toys, etc...
• Group sex: use a new condom every time you change partner
• Get vaccinated against hepatitis A and B
• In case of sexual intercourse with more than one partner, screen at least once a year for the main sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The five most common (also called Big 5) are: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis and HIV.