Question
Should I extend the course of PEP?
10 January 2023. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, PEP/PEPSE, PrEP.
I’m Peter, I was on PEP for 10 days and I had sex without a condom. I found out she was HIV positive, should I extend the days or stop when it was originally planned?
Answer
Hi Peter, how are you doing?
You can stop PEP when originally planned. While taking a course of PEP it is able to act as PrEP. This means that for the duration of PEP you are protected from further exposures.
Please see this link for more information about PEP:
https://i-base.info/qa/
Please see this link for more information about PrEP:
https://i-base.info/guides/prep
Josh.