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shoutymcloud t1_irfttuv wrote

Reply to comment by JuggernautNo6974 in A bold effort to cure HIV—using Crispr by Sariel007

I’m in medical field - we’re at a point where we can use daily, oral medications to suppress HIV to the point it is undetectable. The person has an almost zero risk of transmission and has the same life expectancy as someone without HIV. They still have the virus and they still have to take the pills, but it interferes with their life very little, it would seem.

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conditerite t1_irh8ku8 wrote

What I’m hoping is that this might prove to be a solution for those who are HIV positive and suffer from lipodystrophy because of it. That problem has been a less-known aspect of HIV that has entirely eluded any effective treatment.

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Nytarsha t1_irhsewx wrote

Another issue I often see overlooked when people talk about the efficacy of modern HIV meds is how hard they are on the liver.

I mean, yeah, they do a great job at suppressing the virus, and the pros drastically outweigh the cons, but they can contribute to liver damage in certain circumstances.

I know it's better than the alternative, but I just want people to be aware since sometimes the meds are touted as some magic wand that makes all the bad stuff go away. There are side effects.

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