Exposure to HIV
Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) is HIV
medication that is prescribed to a HIV negative person, within 72 hours of
potential exposure to HIV. If you need PEP, this works best if it is started as
soon as possible.
For this reason, if you think you need
PEP, just walk into one of our hub clinics and tell the
receptionist that you need PEP. A&E departments should also be able to
start PEP when our clinics are closed.
PEP is recommended:
·
If the partner was HIV positive and not
on treatment
·
You are a man who had anal sex with
another man without a condom.
·
If you had a partner of unknown HIV
status belonging to a group at high risk of HIV (e.g. Gay man or from Africa/
SE Asia)
·
Chemsex with sharing of needles
·
Other situations which could have put
you at significant risk of catching HIV
PEP is not recommended:
·
Your HIV positive partner on treatment
and has undetectable virus levels
·
Human bites
·
Another person’s semen gets in your eye
·
You had oral sex (Mouth to
vagina/penis)
·
You are taking PrEP correctly