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Cases of women being infected with HIV from sleeping with men on the rise

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somethingnewandexciting · 04/12/2025 03:16

Does anyone know the cause of this? I heard it on Woman's Hour yesterday, am a couple of days behind, and couldn't figure out how it is possible for men's rates to drop and women's to increase at the same time.

The only thing I can think is that these are transwomen changing the health figures for women? The lady WH had on to discuss it didn't seem to know why either but as WH aren't exactly clear on gender data it could have been she didn't want to say it's transwomen? Surely Public Health resources spent advocating for women to be aware isn't going to actually make much of a difference if this is so...? Please someone tell me the NHS doesn't just lump transwomen in with women on campaigns we the public fund with tax?

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somethingnewandexciting · 04/12/2025 03:35

ByCraftyMaker · 04/12/2025 03:29

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/news/210497/concerning-rise-in-hiv-diagnosis-rates-among-women-and-stretched-services-require-attention-in-hiv-action-plan-wec-says/

“New diagnoses in 2024 (compared to 2019) were 35% lower in men exposed through sex with men (1,238 to 810), 17% higher in men exposed through sex with women (540 to 634) and 26% higher in women exposed through sex with men (596 to 749). Overall, new diagnoses in men decreased from 2,094 to 1,802 (-14%) and increased from 728 to 965 (33%) in women, according to the UKHSA data cited in the report.

There were significant decreases in new diagnoses among people of White ethnicity (-40%), but diagnoses in Black African and Asian populations increased by 80% and 40% respectively.”

Yes, but are these actual women or transwomen?
Targeting an African or Asian female in her spaces for a health campaign is going to be very different to a health campaign targeting male or transwomen.
How do we protect women if we don't know what the figures mean any more?

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ByCraftyMaker · 04/12/2025 03:29

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/news/210497/concerning-rise-in-hiv-diagnosis-rates-among-women-and-stretched-services-require-attention-in-hiv-action-plan-wec-says/

“New diagnoses in 2024 (compared to 2019) were 35% lower in men exposed through sex with men (1,238 to 810), 17% higher in men exposed through sex with women (540 to 634) and 26% higher in women exposed through sex with men (596 to 749). Overall, new diagnoses in men decreased from 2,094 to 1,802 (-14%) and increased from 728 to 965 (33%) in women, according to the UKHSA data cited in the report.

There were significant decreases in new diagnoses among people of White ethnicity (-40%), but diagnoses in Black African and Asian populations increased by 80% and 40% respectively.”