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PrEP Protects!
Terrence Higgins Trust have launched a PrEP awareness campaign, ‘PrEP Protects’ to raise awareness of the HIV prevention medication.
PrEP is a highly effective drug that if taken before being exposed HIV can prevent HIV acquisition. However, data from UKHSA’s latest report on PrEP in England shows that inequalities in accessing PrEP continue to exist by gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnicity.
Who might benefit from PrEP?
People having sex in networks that have higher levels of HIV may find PrEP useful. In the UK this includes gay and bisexual men. PrEP might be useful if travelling to a part of the world where HIV is more common and sex is likely to happen.
Some people decide to use PrEP if they have sexual partners who are from parts of the world where HIV is more common.
PrEP can be useful for people who want to have more control over their sex lives (including some sex workers).
People who don’t consistently use condoms, or are having lots of sex, or who want to increase sexual pleasure during sex, might also consider using PrEP.