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The Effectiveness Of Pep After 24 Hours
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How effective is PEP started 60 hours after exposure?I had bareback sex with a man who I found out was HIV positive, but he said he had a low viral load and high counts of CD-4. I don't know whether to trust this though. I put off getting PEP because I was too scared I'd be judged by my...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
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Hello and thanks for your post.Just because you don't have any side effects doesn't mean that the medications that you're taking aren't working. Indeed, many persons who take HIV meds (including those who are taking them for...
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PEP after 24 hours?I went on combivir about 45 hours after my exposure, but the general practicioner at the emergency... Read more »Missing dose of PEP by a few hoursI have been in PEP for two weeks now and I don't think I've missed a dose. I'm... Read more »
Articles
I-161: Experience of Health-Care Workers (HCWs) Taking Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) after Occupational HIV Exposures: Findings of the HIV PEP RegistryThe HIV PEP Registry was established by the CDC after the US Public Health Service first recommended in 1996 the use of combination antiretroviral therapy as prophylaxis immediately following certain occupational HIV exposures, in an effort to... Read more »
Unexpected Effects of PEP in AmsterdamSIV (simian immunodefiency virus) is related to HIV, and in susceptible monkeys SIV causes an AIDS-like condition. Experiments with monkeys have found that giving them anti-SIV drugs shortly after they are exposed to SIV greatly reduces their risk... Read more »
Treatment After Exposure to HIVWhat Is Post-Exposure Prophylaxis? Who Should Use PEP? Should PEP Be Used for Non-Occupational Exposure? How Is PEP Taken? What Are the Side Effects? The Bottom Line For More Information What Is Post-Exposure Prophylaxis? ... Read more »
FAQs About Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC)Starting Treatment | Switching Treatment | Dosage | Side Effects | Coinfections | Truvada as PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) | Drug Interactions | Availability Starting Treatment Isentress and Truvada (tenofovir/FTC) or Atripla... Read more »
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PEP
Posted by je5872, 2 Replies
has anyone ever taken PEP. I began taking PEP 4 hrs post exposure. I was top with hiv+ guy on no meds when condom broke. i immediately washed and urinated. Has anyone had this experince? do they feel the PEP was effective?
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PEP needs to be easier to get around the world
Posted by ohcrud, 1 Reply
I see New York and San Francisco have easy to get programs for PEP, but no where else is it real easy to get. With the medical proof I have read. Yep, lots of reading in the past 48 hours, it seems highly effective. Frustrating. Read more » PEP & Window Period & PCR (Tesla, GMan?)
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I am just about to finish with a 28 day PEP treatment due to a high risk exposure. Do you have any idea how PEP may affect the window period for an antibody screen? Am I already 4 weeks into the window? Or does my window period just begin now...
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