What is PrEP?

PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is a medicine that, when taken daily by people who are HIV negative, can significantly reduce their risk of contracting HIV.

PrEP prevents HIV from entering and using the immune system to spread throughout your body.

PrEP reduces your risk of getting HIV from sex by over 90% and reduces the risk by more than 70% among people who inject drugs.

The risk of getting HIV can be lowered even further by taking PrEP and using condoms.

Is PrEP right for you?

PrEP may be helpful if you:

• Have an HIV positive sex partner.
• Have multiple sex partners, or a partner with multiple sex partners (including people who may exchange sex for money, drugs or life needs).
• Have anal sex without a condom (both as the receiver and giver).
• Do not always use a condom during sex with people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, or a sex partner with unknown HIV status.
• Have had an STD/STI in the last 6 months.
• Use injection drugs, AND...
  
  • Have shared needles or equipment used to inject drugs, also called “works” in the last 6 months.
  • Have been in drug treatment within the last 6 months..
  • Identify with any of the additional items listed above.

What do you need to know?