Question

Can I work out while taking PEP?

4 December 2022. Related: All topics, PEP/PEPSE.

Hello, I am on PEP and this is my 10th day and I go to gym, I don’t use supplements but I do intense workouts for muscle gain, does this affect the effectiveness of PEP?

Also can I masturbate while on PEP? Because at the moment I am afraid of getting intimate with ladies.

Thank you.

Answer

Answer: Josh Peasegood

Hi, how are you?

Yes you can do both of these things. Intensely working out will not change how effective PEP is. This is also true for masturbation.

Please see this link for more information about PEP:
https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/pep-faq

Josh.

5 comments

Simon Collins • 13 March 2023

Hi Eric

Thanks.

Please see this factsheet on PEP that answers all your Qs:
https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/pep-faq

PEP needs to be started within three days (72 hours) but the risk of HIV is still very low from just one time.
Eric • 13 March 2023

Can pep work if i start it after 4days
Josh Peasegood • 5 December 2022

Hi Emmanuel, yes you can play football while on ART. ART should not impact you doing regular activity.
Emmanuel • 5 December 2022

If you are on ART, is it okay to play regular football?
BENARD MATOVU • 5 December 2022

Thank you for this advise, I worried that if I work out alot it may affect PEP efficacy.
Then also masturbation, because I don’t want to angage in any sexual relationship during my PEP regimen.