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May 21, 2021 · This animation provides basic information on Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). PEP means taking medicine to prevent HIV after a possible exposure. PEP should ...
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Apr 20, 2023 · What are PrEP and PEP?PrEP and PEP are medicines to prevent HIV. Each type is used in a different situation: PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. It is...
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- Universal Community Health Center
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) both prevent HIV, but what's the difference? Watch this short animated video to find out!...
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- Greater Than HIV
PrEP and PEP are two ways to use anti-HIV medications as ‘prophylaxis’, in other words as prevention. They work in different ways. PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. PEP stands for post-exposure prophylaxis. As indicated by ‘pre’, you start to take it before you may be exposed to HIV. As indicated by ‘post’, you start to take ...
Jun 18, 2024 · PrEP can be more effective than PEP: If you use it correctly (on time, every time), PrEP can: Lower your chances of getting HIV from sex by up to 99%. Lower your chances of getting HIV from injection drug use by at least 74%. PEP isn’t 100% effective, and it won't prevent future HIV infections like PrEP can. So it’s important to keep ...
- Attia Taylor
What’s the difference between PrEP and PEP? Find out more about these two HIV prevention methods with this infographic. Skip to main content Menu 1-800-448-0440 ...
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pep. prep. protection. sti. testing. unprotected sex. This video defines Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency virus) and explains the way HIV can weaken the body’s immune system to make a person vulnerable to other infections. It clarifies that HIV can only be spread through contact with bodily fluids, not ...
