I see it has been getting some good press recently and I was wondering what you knowledgeable people know about it?
Does anyone get it from their GP or is it private only?
How does it work? Is it used like the morning after pill or does it need to be taken a day/week/months in advance?
Is it a pill or an injection?
Any additional thoughts? |
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We've had quite a few threads on it.  . There are a couple of main ways it's taken. I've been using it for years, without issues. I take it daily, so that I'm protected, should I have unplanned sex.
You can discuss it with STI clinics, even if they don't prescribe it to you. If you take it, you should still have regular checks, which the clinics could do for you - it would typically be blood tests. |
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"We've had quite a few threads on it. . There are a couple of main ways it's taken. I've been using it for years, without issues. I take it daily, so that I'm protected, should I have unplanned sex.
You can discuss it with STI clinics, even if they don't prescribe it to you. If you take it, you should still have regular checks, which the clinics could do for you - it would typically be blood tests. "
*protected against HIV. Nothing else. People are still at risk of all other STI’s |
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My local NHS clinic will offer it to me (male) as I am bi, however not to my gf. The rules for women getting it here are that you must be doing sex work.
From an hiv prevention point of view, it's a lot more reliable than condoms, mainly because someone with hiv taking prep generally can't pass it on.
It feels like a big commitment for a relatively small benefit, depending on how you play of course.
I have wondered how strict the female rule is. If she told them on her next visit she never uses condoms, I wonder if they'd be more amenable (for the record she always does use condoms). |
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"PrEP pills reduce the risk of getting HIV by at least 74% when taken within 72hr exposure. Prevention is still the best way to go about it. "
I don't think it actually does? I think it takes at least 14 days for males, 28 days for females post exposure to have any effect? But I'm no medical expert! Post exposure it's a different set of drugs to get... |
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"PrEP pills reduce the risk of getting HIV by at least 74% when taken within 72hr exposure. Prevention is still the best way to go about it.
I don't think it actually does? I think it takes at least 14 days for males, 28 days for females post exposure to have any effect? But I'm no medical expert! Post exposure it's a different set of drugs to get... "
Yep you're right.
If you have been exposed, you need to take PEP, not PrEP.
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"Sorry pre exposure "
I meant that, to work, PEP must be taken within 72 hours (three days), and should be taken as soon as possible, ideally within 24 hours. PEP is not a 'morning after pill' for HIV, and it's not guaranteed to work. It's meant as an emergency measure to be used as a last resort, such as if a condom fails during sex.
For pre-exposure, PrEP, it is not generally prescribed, unless you're in a high risk group or, unfortunately, already sero'positive.
It also prescribed when the viral load is detectable without any clinical signs, or to prevent mother to child transmission.
PrEP pills reach maximum protection from HIV at about 1 week of daily use, and reach maximum protection at about 3 weeks of daily use.
Best to talk to your GP to get what met your needs, and learn about possible side effects.
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"I see it has been getting some good press recently and I was wondering what you knowledgeable people know about it?
Does anyone get it from their GP or is it private only?
How does it work? Is it used like the morning after pill or does it need to be taken a day/week/months in advance?
Is it a pill or an injection?
Any additional thoughts?"
Also the fem half wouldn't be offered by a GUM, altho the male half may if bi. You'd have to purchase on prescription, Superdrug do offer it online for a fee though |
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