Question
I am taking PEP, can I have uprotected sex?
14 February 2012. Related: All topics, PEP/PEPSE.
I’ve been taking lamzid for 5 days now and I want to find out how this will
affect my pregnant partner when we have unprotected sex?
I am taking lamzid because I slept with someone without a condom and I felt
very unsafe so I went to the doctor within 72 hours and he prescribed lamzid for me.
My pregnant partner is only 7weeks pregnant will this harm our baby?
Answer
There is no data on whether PEP can harm the unborn baby. However, unprotected sex whilst you are taking PEP is not recommended. This is because you don’t know your status and you could infect your partner. That is why it is important to wait until you finish the course and have done the follow-up confirmatory test.
For more information on PEP and the risks of sexual transmission, please follow this link to our guide.
Best wishes
Hi Ronald, please see:
https://i-base.info/qa/20742
hi can infect my girl friend while on pep for a week
Hi Bernard, thanks. We dont formally update this info, it is just in response to other comments that are posted.
I am interested in the discussions, please keep me updated
Hi Victoria, PEP only works while you are taking it, so you would need another course of PEP for any later risks. It might be better though to ask a doctor about PrEP. This would be a way you could protect yourself in the future.
i-base.info/pep-and-prep
Is your boyfriend HIV positive? Or has he not tested? If he is positive and on effective treatment, this can also protect you.
So I completed PEP of 28 days and had unprotected sex after 2 days with my boyfriend am i still protected from being exposed or should I start pep dose again?
Hi Wahabu, if your partner knew they were HIV positive, then they were probably taking effective treatment.
Please read the info at this link to understand how the meds would alos protect you:
https://i-base.info/u-equals-u/
The PEP will also protect you.
Hi Doctor,I had An protected Sex, She Was HIV+I went for Pep,My qtn is How long does it take for HIV to Accumulate in your body?
Hi Matt, while taking PEP you do not also need to be taking PrEP. PEP is able to protect you from further exposures for the duration of the course. This means that you were protected for the further risky exposures you had.
Hi! I started taking last September but on the 2nd day of taking prep, I had an unsafe encounter (where he inserted his only once). I know he’s taking prep but I still decided to take PEP just to be sure. But during the period that I’m taking my pep, I had 2 Saturdays where I had some unsafe encounters. During the time I’m taking my pep, I still continued taking my prep. Is there a chance I’m still protected despite the times I had unprotected sex while on Pep?