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I-Emtricitabine kanye ne-tenofovir alafenamide yimithi ehlanganisiwe esiza ukuvimbela nokwelapha ukutheleleka nge-HIV. Laba bobabili abanamandla basebenzisana ukuvimbela igciwane ukuthi lingaphindaphani emzimbeni wakho, okwenza amasosha akho omzimba abe nethuba lokuhlala eqinile futhi enempilo.
Ungase uyazi le mithi ngegama layo lomkhiqizo elithi Descovy, futhi isibe yithuluzi elibalulekile ekunakekelweni kwe-HIV yesimanje. Noma ngabe uyayithatha ukuvimbela ukuchayeka ku-HIV noma njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokwelapha, ukuqonda ukuthi isebenza kanjani kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngohambo lwakho lwempilo.
Le mithi ihlanganisa imithi emibili elwa namagciwane eyingxenye yeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Cabanga ngale mithi njengabalindi abancane abavimbela i-HIV ukuthi ingazikopishi ngaphakathi kwamaseli akho.
I-Emtricitabine isize abantu abane-HIV iminyaka eminingi, kuyilapho i-tenofovir alafenamide iyinguqulo entsha, enomusa yomuthi omdala obizwa ngokuthi i-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. Ifomu elisha lilula ezinso zakho nasemathanjeni, okwenza libe yinto ekhethwayo kubantu abaningi.
Uma le mithi emibili isebenza ndawonye, idala umgoqo oqinile wokulwa ne-HIV. Zivame ukuhlanganiswa neminye imithi ye-HIV ukudala lokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi uhlelo olugcwele lokwelapha.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isebenza ngezinhloso ezimbili eziyinhloko ekunakekelweni kwe-HIV. Okokuqala, ingavimbela ukutheleleka nge-HIV kubantu abasengozini enkulu, futhi okwesibili, iphatha i-HIV kubantu asebenegciwane.
Ukuvimbela, odokotela babiza lokhu ngokuthi i-PrEP, okusho ukuthi i-pre-exposure prophylaxis. Uma uthatha i-PrEP ngokuqhubekayo, inganciphisa ingozi yakho yokuthola i-HIV ngocansi ngaphezu kuka-99%. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abalingani babo bane-HIV noma labo abahlanganyela emisebenzini enengozi enkulu.
Ukwelashwa, lo muthi usebenza njengengxenye yokwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzokunika umuthi kanye neminye imithi ye-HIV ukuze kwakhiwe uhlelo lokwelapha oluphelele olunganciphisa umthwalo wakho we-viral uze ufinyelele emazingeni angabonakali.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengokwelashwa kwe-HIV okuqinile okusebenza ngokungenelela ikhono le-HIV lokuzala. Uma i-HIV ingena emangqamuzeni akho, izama ukuzenza amakhophi ngosizo lwe-enzyme ebizwa ngokuthi i-reverse transcriptase.
Kokubili i-emtricitabine ne-tenofovir alafenamide zisebenza njengama-decoys kule enzyme. Zibukeka zifana nezakhiwo i-HIV ezidinga ukuzikopisha, kodwa uma igciwane lizama ukuzisebenzisa, inqubo yokukopisha iyabambeka futhi yehluleke.
Ingxenye ye-tenofovir alafenamide iqili ngoba yakhelwe ukuthi isebenze kakhulu ngaphakathi kwamaseli lapho i-HIV ihlala khona, kuyilapho ithambile kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uthola ukuvikelwa okuqinile ku-HIV ngemiphumela emincane emaphapheni akho namathambo.
Kufanele uthathe lo muthi ngendlela udokotela wakho ayala ngayo, ngokuvamile ithebhulethi eyodwa kanye ngosuku ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla. Ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, kodwa akudingekile neze ukuthi umuthi usebenze kahle.
Zama ukuthatha umthamo wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukuxhuma ukuthatha imithi yabo nomkhuba wansuku zonke, njengokuxubha amazinyo abo noma ukudla kwasekuseni.
Ungawuthatha lo muthi ngamanzi, ijusi, noma yisiphi isiphuzo osithandayo. Akukho imikhawulo ethile yokudla, kodwa ukuhlala unamanzi kahle kuhlale kulungile empilweni yakho yonke ngenkathi uthatha noma yimuphi umuthi.
Isikhathi sincike ngokuphelele ekutheni kungani usebenzisa lo muthi. Uma uwusebenzisela i-PrEP ukuvimbela i-HIV, ngokuvamile uzoqhubeka uwuthatha uma nje usengozini yokuchayeka ku-HIV.
Ukwelashwa kwe-HIV, lo muthi ngokuvamile uyisibopho sesikhathi eside. Abantu abaningi abane-HIV bathatha imithi elwa negciwane isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine igciwane licindezelwe futhi bagcine impilo yabo.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusabela kwakho emuthini ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo nokuhlolwa. Bangase balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokusekelwe ekutheni umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani kuwo.
Abantu abaningi bawuthatha kahle lo muthi, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathà sina ayivamile, futhi imiphumela eminingi emibi encane iyathuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukunyama ngaphakathi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa. Ukuthatha umuthi wakho nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa isicanucanu, futhi ukuhlala unamanzi kungasiza ngamakhanda nokukhathala.
Ngenkathi kungavamile, kunezinye imiphumela emibi engathà sina edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezinzima. Ukuqapha njalo ngokuhlola igazi kusiza ukubamba izinkinga ezingaba khona ekuqaleni.
Lo muthi awulungile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso ngokuvamile akufanele bathathe lo muthi ngoba ungafaka ingcindezi eyengeziwe ezinso ebezivele zikhubazekile.
Uma une-hepatitis B, ukuyeka lo muthi kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuqubuka okuyingozi kwe-hepatitis yakho. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukuqapha eduze kakhulu uma une-HIV ne-hepatitis B.
Abantu abanomzimba ongavamile ku-emtricitabine noma i-tenofovir alafenamide kufanele bagweme lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzobheka neminye imithi oyithathayo ukuze agweme ukuxhumana okungaba yingozi.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo walo mhlanganisela yi-Descovy, ekhiqizwa yi-Gilead Sciences. Lena inguqulo ozoyithola ngokuvamile emathilini amaningi lapho udokotela wakho ekubhala lo mhlanganisela womuthi.
I-Descovy iza njengepilisi elinoboya futhi itholakala ngamandla ahlukene ngokuya ngezidingo zakho ezithile nohlelo lokwelapha. Usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uthole umuthi ofanele ngokuhlola kokubili igama lomkhiqizo kanye nomthamo othile.
Eminye imihlanganisela yemithi ingasebenza ngezinjongo ezifanayo zokuvimbela nokwelapha i-HIV. Nge-PrEP, i-Truvada (i-emtricitabine kanye ne-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) yayiyinketho yokuqala evunyelwe futhi isasetshenziswa kabanzi.
Ukwelashwa kwe-HIV, udokotela wakho angase acabangele ezinye izinhlanganisela zangemuva njenge-abacavir kanye ne-lamivudine, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile kanye nemiphumela yokuhlolwa kokumelana. Ukukhetha kuvame ukuncika ekusebenzeni kwezinso zakho, impilo yamathambo, nezinye izimo zezokwelapha.
Izinketho ze-PrEP ezijovwayo njenge-cabotegravir nazo seziyatholakala, zinikeza enye indlela kubantu abangathandi ukuthatha amaphilisi nsuku zonke. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi uhlole ukuthi yiziphi izinketho ezingase zisebenze kangcono ngendlela yakho yokuphila nezidingo zempilo.
I-Emtricitabine kanye ne-tenofovir alafenamide (Descovy) inikeza ezinye izinzuzo ngaphezu kwe-Truvada, ikakhulukazi uma kuziwa empilweni yezinso namathambo. Ingxenye ye-tenofovir alafenamide inobungane ngalezi zitho uma iqhathaniswa ne-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate etholakala ku-Truvada.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi abantu abathatha i-Descovy bathola ukwehla okuncane ekusebenzeni kwezinso kanye nobukhulu bamaminerali amathambo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela ekhethwayo kubantu abadinga ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside noma abanezinkinga ezikhona mayelana nezifo zezinso noma impilo yamathambo.
Nokho, i-Truvada inerekhodi elide futhi idatha yocwaningo oluningi, ikakhulukazi ekusetshenzisweni kwe-PrEP. Zombili lezi zithako zisebenza kahle kakhulu, futhi udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi ukhethe ngokusekelwe kuphrofayela yakho yezempilo kanye nezintandokazi zakho.
Lo muthi ungasetshenziswa ngabantu abanezinkinga zezinso ezilula, kodwa kudinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho njalo ngezivivinyo zegazi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umuthi awubangeli noma yikuphi ukulimala.
Uma unesifo sezinso esiphakathi nendawo noma esibi, udokotela wakho angase adinge ukulungisa umthamo wakho noma acabange ngemithi ehlukile. Ingxenye ye-tenofovir alafenamide ilula ezinso kunezindlela ezindala, kodwa ukuqapha kusadingeka uma kukhona ukukhubazeka okukhulu kwezinso.
Uma ngengozi uphuza ngaphezu komthamo wakho obekiwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, ikakhulukazi leyo ethinta izinso zakho.
Ungazami ukulungisa umthamo owengeziwe ngokweqa umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kunalokho, buyela esimisweni sakho esijwayelekile sokulinganisa futhi wazise udokotela wakho ukuthi kwenzekeni ukuze bakwazi ukukuqapha nganoma yiziphi izinkinga ezingaba khona.
Uma ukhumbula kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngesikhathi sakho esijwayelekile somthamo, thatha umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe. Nge-PrEP, ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile kunciphisa kancane ukuvikeleka, ngakho zama ukubuyela esimisweni ngokushesha. Ukuze uthole ukwelashwa kwe-HIV, ukuqina kubalulekile ekuvikeleni ukumelana.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuphuza lo muthi ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Nge-PrEP, ngokuvamile ungaqeda uma ungasengozini yokuchayeka ku-HIV, kodwa lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho.
Ukwelashwa kwe-HIV, ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungavumela igciwane ukuthi liphindaphindeke ngokushesha futhi kungenzeka ukuthi likwazi ukumelana nemithi. Uma uneziphumela ezingezinhle noma ezinye izinkathazo, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho kunokuyeka ngokuphelele.
Ukuphuza utshwala ngokulinganisela akuphazamisi ngokuqondile lo muthi, kodwa utshwala bungawathinta isibindi nezinso zakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Njengoba lo muthi nawo uqhutshwa yilezi zitho, ukuphuza kakhulu kungase kwenyuse ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi uxoxe ngokusebenzisa kwakho utshwala ngokusobala nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangakusiza ukuthi uqonde noma yiziphi izingozi ezengeziwe futhi baqinisekise ukuthi ukusebenza kwezinso nesibindi sakho kuhlala kunempilo.
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