Question
Can TLD be used as PEP?
5 January 2022. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, PEP/PEPSE.
Can TLD help someone who has been in contact with an HIV positive person to prevent them from contracting HIV before 72 hrs?
Answer
Hi, how are you?
Yes you can. TLD is a combination that can be used as PEP and for the management of active HIV infection. PEP stands for post exposure prophylaxis. PEP is used to prevent established infection after exposure.
TLD is a first choice recommendation for PEP. The course lasts 28 days following a high risk exposure. It is only used in cases where the exposure was within 72 hours. After this, regardless of what drug is prescribed, PEP will not work.
However, if your partner was using effective HIV treatment (ART) , you will not be at risk. Having an undetectable viral load on ART means HIV is not a risk. Please see:
i-base.info/u-equals-u/
Please see this link for more information about PEP:
https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/pep-faq
If you have any more questions please ask,
Josh.
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More information about TLD can be found here: https://i-base.info/guides/14970
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