PrEP in HIV prevention
butterflyprimeReal gay life hits you hard when you contract an infection and just don’t have the money, friends and support to deal with it.
That’s why you always have to learn this basic human principle: “Prevention is better than cure”.
(PrEP)Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is medicine taken to prevent getting HIV. PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV when taken as prescribed.
PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99%.
PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from injection drug use by at least 74%.
PrEP is less effective when not taken as prescribed. Since PrEP only protects against HIV, condom use is still important for the protection against other STDs. Condom use is also important to help prevent HIV if PrEP is not taken as prescribed. Life’s a task and the ultimate success of a task is maximum preparatio