HIV PREVENTION, PEP, AND PrEP
While scientific advancements have made it easier to prevent HIV, barriers such as stigma, discrimination, and funding have made it difficult to end the HIV epidemic – an epidemic that continues disproportionately affect the LGBGTQ community.
According to the CDC gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men account for 69% of new HIV diagnoses in 2018. And while we can’t be sure of the full impact of HIV on the transgender community, because we need more and better data – the CDC reported among the 3 million HIV testing eventsh reported to CDC in 2017, the percentage of transgender people who received a new HIV diagnosis was 3 times the national average.
PrEP stands for: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. PrEP is an HIV prevention option that works by taking one pill every day. When taken every day, PrEP can provide a high level of protection against HIV and is even more effective when it is combined with condoms and other protective tools.
PrEP could be right for you if:
- You don’t always use condoms (external or internal) when you have anal or vaginal intercourse. “Always” means all of the time, not sometimes.
- You don’t always ask your partner(s) to wear a condom.
- You have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection in the last six months.
- You’re unsure of the HIV status of your sexual partners.
- You’re in a relationship with an HIV-positive partner who may or may not be on HIV treatment
- You are a person who injects drugs, or you’re in a relationship with an injection drug user.
At Mosaic Medical there is no wait for PrEP and there is a team ready and available to help with any questions and concerns you may have. For more information on PrEP, please visit the website of our PrEP Program, PrEPDelco.com
HIV PREVENTION, PEP, AND PrEP
While scientific advancements have made it easier to prevent HIV, barriers such as stigma, discrimination, and funding have made it difficult to end the HIV epidemic – an epidemic that continues disproportionately affect the LGBGTQ community.
According to the CDC gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men account for 69% of new HIV diagnoses in 2018. And while we can’t be sure of the full impact of HIV on the transgender community, because we need more and better data – the CDC reported among the 3 million HIV testing eventsh reported to CDC in 2017, the percentage of transgender people who received a new HIV diagnosis was 3 times the national average.
PrEP stands for: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. PrEP is an HIV prevention option that works by taking one pill every day. When taken every day, PrEP can provide a high level of protection against HIV and is even more effective when it is combined with condoms and other protective tools.
PrEP could be right for you if:
- You don’t always use condoms (external or internal) when you have anal or vaginal intercourse. “Always” means all of the time, not sometimes.
- You don’t always ask your partner(s) to wear a condom.
- You have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection in the last six months.
- You’re unsure of the HIV status of your sexual partners.
- You’re in a relationship with an HIV-positive partner who may or may not be on HIV treatment
- You are a person who injects drugs, or you’re in a relationship with an injection drug user.
At Mosaic Medical there is no wait for PrEP and there is a team ready and available to help with any questions and concerns you may have.For more information on PrEP, please visit the website of our PrEP Program, PrEPDelco.com