We prepared for you a guide that will safely take you throughout the steps you need to check before you take PrEP.
What Does PrEP Pill Usually Contain?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) usually contains Tenofovir Disoproxil fumarate-emtricitabine (TDF-FTC).
Who Is PrEP For?
In short, You should Be at a high-risk group for acquiring HIV (check below) and you should fulfill the following health requirements.
A- HIV negative.
B- Normal Kidney functions.
C- negative hepatitis Profile.
D- Normal bone density.
E- Have more than 35 Kg.
To check your health profile please move to step 2 of our guide.
Am I In A high-Risk Group?
1- If you are an HIV-uninfected and you HIV-infected sexual partner with a detectable viral load in blood tests.
2- If you are a man that has sex with men or transgender woman who has sex with men if, within the last six months, they have engaged in high-risk sexual behaviors or had a documented bacterial sexually transmitted infection.
High-risk behaviors include condomless anal sex (insertive or receptive) with multiple or anonymous sex partners (or the main partner with HIV risk factors).
3- If you are a heterosexually active man and you have condomless sex with female partners from regions with generalized HIV epidemics.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this refers to geographic regions or populations where the prevalence of HIV is ≥2 percent.
Please check this chart to asses the prevalence of HIV.
4- If you are a Heterosexual man that had, in the last six months, been diagnosed with a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). Moreover, If you are a heterosexual man that has engaged in condomless sex with female partners from areas of low general HIV prevalence but who are at high risk of HIV infection (eg, sex workers, injection drug users).
5- If you are a Heterosexual woman who has, in the last six months, been diagnosed with a bacterial STI or have engaged in condomless sex with male partners who are at high risk of HIV infection (eg, injection drug users, bisexual male partners, partners from areas where there is a high HIV prevalence).
6- If you are an Injection drug user that, within the last six months, shared needles/equipment, even if you initiated substance use treatment.
7-If you receive repeated courses of nPEP (nonoccupational post-exposure prophylaxis) in the last year.
Is PrEP Safe For Me?
PrEP is generally not needed for patients who consistently engage in low-risk behaviors (eg, consistent condom use when engaging in anal or vaginal intercourse, no mucosal exposure to genital secretions).
According to the information we provided above if you believe you are eligible for PrEP, please visit our, step 2 in our guide to check the safety of PrEP for you.