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 Katabira, do you know the name of the PrEP you are taking? and is your partner on treatment?
If your partner is on treatment with a viral load below 200 there is no risk of transmission. This is called U=U and you would not need to be on PrEP.
U=U: https://i-base.info/u-equals-u/
Ma partner z positive and I started prep of mylan laboratories iz the type safe for mi in a week tyme
Hi Charles, while taking PEP it is recommended that if you have sex you should use a condom, or your partner be on PrEP.
For more information please see here: https://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/pep-faq
Hello, my question is :
I started PEP 6 days ago, if I did catch HIV PEP will help my immune system to fight it and eventually it will kill it, but can I Still infect other people if I have unprotected sex while on PEP?
Hi LSB, please see this answer to the main question.
Can I have sex while on pep
Hi Ainamani, PEP does not interfere with your menstrual cycle. Have you taken a pregnancy test?
I took mp pep but after I have missed my period s what should I do
Hi Yolokazi, are you using Tenemine as PrEP? If you are starting Tenemine now and continue to do so when you meet your partner it will be safe to have sex without a condom. There will be no risk of transmission.
I recently went to the clinic and got tenemine type and my partner is HIV positive and I will be visiting him on 28 of this month will Ibe safe if we are to do condomless sex
I only started taking the pill today