PrEP - 97c Well for Life Community Health Hub

WHAT IS PrEP?

PrEP stands for Pre Exposure Prophylaxis. PrEP is a tablet you take regularly, which protects you from HIV. If you take PrEP once a day, you can maximize your protection against HIV by around 99%.

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PrEP helps you to stay negative

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It does not protect against any other

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It does not protect against any other STI, only HIV. You need to take other precautions in addition to PrEP to protect yourself from all other STIs.

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HIV is the only STI for which there is no cure or vaccine. PrEP is a great additional tool which means you can be sure you are protected against HIV.

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If you are on PrEP and taking it correctly, you need not worry about a sexual partner's HIV status because you are protecting your own negative status by taking PrEP.

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We recommend regular STI testing. You should have an HIV test every 3 months.