Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)

If you think your female partner has been exposed

Jill Sergeant — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:56:44 -0700

While transmission between female sex partners is rare it is not impossible.

If you think your male partner has been exposed

Jill Sergeant — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:51:45 -0700

If you have had unprotected sex with a man, he is at risk of HIV, but there is a course of treatment that will minimise the likelihood of him acquiring HIV.

Emerging information about the pathogenesis of HIV: implications for urgency of PEP and PREP Research

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:58:04 -0700

A summary of current research into CD4 cell loss in early infection and its implications for HIV prevention, by NAPWA policy analyst Kirsty Machon.

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)

Sun, 30 Jun 2002 07:00:43 -0700

If your partner is exposed to HIV during sex through unprotected intercourse or a broken condom there is a treatment option available that may prevent infection. PEP involves taking a combination of at least two anti-HIV drugs for 28 days. As with other HIV treatment regimes, PEP must be taken at strict times of the day.

If something goes wrong...

Sat, 30 Jun 2001 07:00:07 -0700

If you think you have been exposed to HIV, there is, in a few places, a treatment available that may prevent HIV infection.This is called post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP.