HIV PrEP Medications | Healthysexual

Learn why you should talk to a healthcare provider about PrEP. For starters, it’s about 99% effective in preventing HIV through sex when taken as prescribed.

Let’s break it down: PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. That means routinely taking prescription medicine before you’re exposed to HIV to help reduce your chances of getting it.

In fact, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends that ALL sexually active adults and adolescents be informed about PrEP for prevention of HIV.

Just remember, PrEP doesn’t protect against other STIs (sexually transmitted infections), so be sure to use condoms and other healthy sex practices.

PrEP as part of a total package.

PrEP is for people who are HIV negative and may have a higher chance of getting HIV through sex.

It comes in the form of an injection that lasts several months or a daily pill. It’s NOT to be used in emergencies, as a one-time-only strategy, as a prevention method for other STIs or pregnancy, or for people who are living with HIV.

PrEP comes in two different forms to fit your lifestyle.

Injectable PrEP

Administration: Injections under the skin or directly into the muscle
Frequency: Every few months
How & Where: Given by a healthcare provider at your provider’s office or other approved healthcare locations

Oral PrEP

Administration: Oral pill
Frequency: Once a day
How & Where: Taken around the same time every day at home or wherever you are

You may benefit from PrEP if you currently check one or more of these boxes:

You don’t always use condoms

You recently had an STI

You have sexual partner(s) who don’t know their HIV status

You have sex in an area where HIV is more common

If none of these apply to you, it’s possible they could in the future—so just remember, you can always talk to a healthcare provider to see if PrEP may be an option for you.

Cost shouldn’t keep you from asking for PrEP.

Did you know most insurance plans* will cover PrEP and PrEP-related services, like HIV testing?

Learn what is covered by calling your insurance company today or visit pleaseprepme.org/paying-prep.

^*All non-grandfathered commercial plans and Medicaid expansion plans.

Learn what is covered by calling your insurance company today or visit pleaseprepme.org/paying-prep.

^*All non-grandfathered commercial plans and Medicaid expansion plans.

Know the three key steps for starting on PrEP

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Learn why you should talk to a healthcare provider about PrEP. For starters, it’s about 99% effective in preventing HIV through sex when taken as prescribed.

PrEP as part of a total package.

PrEP comes in two different forms to fit your lifestyle.

You may benefit from PrEP if you currently check one or more of these boxes:

Cost shouldn’t keep you from asking for PrEP.

getting on PrEP

getting tested

staying on top of it