PrEP

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medication to reduce your risk of catching HIV.

PrEP works by stopping HIV from getting into your body and making copies of itself. You’ll only be protected from HIV infection if there is enough PrEP in your body, so it’s important to take it correctly.

Benefits

PrEP comes as tablets that contain 2 medicines called tenofovir disproxil and emtricitable. Both medicines are often also used to treat HIV.

People who are at high risk of becoming infected with HIV are eligible for PrEP.

You may benefit from taking PrEP if:

• You’re a HIV-negative man having condomless sex with men, and other people who has sex within those networks
• You have a partner or ex-partner with HIV
• Your partner comes from a country with high rates of HIV
• You have condomless sex with a partner(s) who do not know their HIV status
• You’re a trans or non-binary person and are regularly having condomless sex
• You exchange sex for money, drugs, shelter or another reason
• You are injecting drugs

If you are unsure whether you’re eligible, please contact your local sexual health service at Grimsby or Scunthorpe: Tel 01522 309309.

Does PrEP
work?

Research has shown that PrEP is very good at reducing the risk of HIV. In research trials those who became HIV positive whilst on PrEP either weren’t taking PrEP correctly, or became infected with HIV before they started PrEP.
Even if you are taking PrEP, it is still really important to use a condom to be protected from other STIs. PrEP can only protect you from HIV.
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