&lt;p class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff6600;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PrEP is a pill you can take to protect you from HIV.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p2&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p3&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff6600;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. What does that actually mean?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p3&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff6600;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;&lt;/span&gt;Pre&amp;rdquo; is something you do before a risk of &lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;&lt;/span&gt;exposure&amp;rdquo; (in this case to HIV) and &lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;&lt;/span&gt;prophylaxis&amp;rdquo; is a treatment or action you can take to help prevent disease.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p4&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is PrEP?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;PrEP is a pill you can take to protect you from HIV. It is extremely effective when taken properly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;If you&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iwantprepnow.co.uk/how-to-take-prep/&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s2&quot;&gt;take PrEP correctly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, you don&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;t need to worry about a sexual partner&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;s HIV status.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;You&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;re protecting your own HIV negative status by taking PrEP.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p7&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What the name PrEP means:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul class=&quot;ul1&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;lsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;pre&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;is something you do before a risk of exposure (in this case to HIV)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;lsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;prophylaxis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a treatment or action you can take to help prevent disease.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;PrEP is different from&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iwantprepnow.co.uk/about/%23pep&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s2&quot;&gt;PEP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is PrEP?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;//www.youtube.com/embed/r62ffTbe-bM&quot; width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;314&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;allowfullscreen&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What goes into PrEP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;In the UK, one pill is approved for use as PrEP &amp;ndash; the branded drug Truvada or its generic equivalent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;Generics contain the same ingredients as branded drugs and work in the same way.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;Truvada and the generics contain two drugs:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul class=&quot;ul1&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Tenofovir Disoproxil TD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Emtricitabine FTC.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;In the US a second pill has been approved for use as PrEP &amp;ndash; the branded drug Descovy or its generic equivalent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;Tenofovir Alafenamide TAF&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;Emtricitabine FTC.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PrEP and STIs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;PrEP only protects you against HIV.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;You need to take other precautions to reduce your risk of contracting other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis and hepatitis C.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;While taking PrEP you should test for STIs and HIV every three months.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STI vaccinations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;Ask your sexual health or GUM clinic about vaccinations for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and HPV. HPV is the virus that can cause some cancers in the throat and your lower parts (anogenital area).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p9&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt;PrEPster has created a&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://prepster.info/vaxster/&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s7&quot;&gt;fantastic information sheet on vaccinations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Core benefits of PrEP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;PrEP is a great idea for you if:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul class=&quot;ul1&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;you are HIV negative, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;you have sex in a variety of situations where condoms are not easily used or not always used.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;Our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iwantprepnow.co.uk/prep-tool/&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s2&quot;&gt;PrEP tool&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;can help you find out if you should consider PrEP.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p7&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PrEP is a way to stay negative&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;PrEP can offer huge benefits if you&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;re struggling to maintain your HIV negative status, for whatever reason.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;We know it&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;s not always easy. And that&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;s ok. PrEP offers another option.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;It offers you empowerment and control, particularly if you&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;re a receptive partner.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p7&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p7&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PrEP means you are protecting yourself&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;Being on PrEP means you don&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;t have to worry about the status of your partner(s), because you&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;re protecting yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p9&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s8&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iwantprepnow.co.uk/prep-trials/&quot;&gt;PrEP is a well-studied, evidence-based method of avoiding HIV transmission&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s6&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p5&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What the name PEP means&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;PrEP is different from PEP, which stands for post-exposure prophylaxis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul class=&quot;ul1&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;lsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;post&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;is something you do after a risk of exposure, in this case to HIV&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;lsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;prophylaxis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a treatment or action you can take to help prevent disease.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;So, you take PrEP&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;before&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;a risk of exposure; you take PEP&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;after&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;a risk of exposure&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;If you take PrEP you won&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;t need to take PEP.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;PEP (also called PEPSE) is a month-long course of HIV drugs taken after sex. It can stop the virus taking hold if you have been exposed. You need to start PEP within 72 hours (3 days), ideally within 24 hours. You can get PEP at a sexual health clinic or local A&amp;amp;E department so you can&amp;nbsp; still access it at weekends and bank holidays.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;p6&quot;&gt;To access PEP you will need to answer some questions about the sex you have had and who you had sex with. Not all sex acts call for the use of PEP. If your sexual partner is living with HIV and is undetectable, you won&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;t need PEP; if their HIV status is unknown, and they belong to a group with high rates of HIV, the doctor will consider putting you on PEP.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p7&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h3 class=&quot;p7&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the UK, groups considered to have high rates of HIV are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol class=&quot;ul1 list-disc&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;men who have sex with men&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;people from Black African communities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;li8&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;people from countries with high incidence of HIV:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Angola&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Antigua and Barbuda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Bahamas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Barbados&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Belize&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Benin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Botswana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Burundi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Cote d&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s4&quot;&gt;&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Ivoire&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Cameroon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Central African Republic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Chad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Congo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Democratic Republic of the Congo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Djibouti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Equatorial Guinea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Ethiopia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Gabon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Gambia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Ghana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Guinea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Guinea-Bissau&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Guyana&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Haiti&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Jamaica&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Kenya&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Lesotho&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Liberia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Malawi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Mali&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Mauritius&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Mozambique&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Namibia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Nigeria&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Russia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Rwanda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Saint Vincent and the Grenadines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Sierra Leone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;South Africa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;South Sudan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Suriname&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Tanzania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Thailand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Togo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Trinidad and Tobago&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Uganda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Ukraine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Zambia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s5&quot;&gt;Zimbabwe&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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