Hi please need your urgent assistance on what to be done, I recently had protected intercourse but Condom was not correctly put with a HIV positive person, which I got to know only on the next day, I started PEP by using Duovir within 30 hours and have completed 2 doses, I have not done any test yet as they said it would not be conclusive and to wait at least for 4 weeks, please advise on PEP treatment with Duovir and it's side effects and effectiveness and also optimum time to take it since not many doctors in my city are aware of this, I'm very scared since this was also my first time was never sexually active before this, please advise.
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It means taking antiretroviral medicines (ART) after being potentially exposed to HIV to prevent becoming infected.�PEP�must be started within 72 hours after a recent possible exposure to HIV, but the sooner you start�PEP, the better. .�PEP�is�effective�in preventing HIV when administered correctly, but not 100%. Drugs used for PEP. PEP normally consists of three anti-HIV drugs, from two of the different classes. The most recent UK guidelines recommend using�Truvada�(a fixed-dose combination tablet combining emtricitabine and tenofovir) from the NRTI class, and raltegravir (Isentress) from the integrase inhibitor class.
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Hi! Welcome to Lybrate! PEP is effective, if started as early as possible, within 72 hours of the exposure and if continued regularly for 28 days. There could be minimal nausea or vomiting sensation when initiated with the combination which you have initiated. Before initiation, it is suggested to know your Baseline status of HIV and also for HBV and HCV. The PEP drugs for HIV are recommended to start only if Baseline status of HIV is Negative After completion of PEP, tests are recommended again at six weeks and if Negative, a confirmatory test at three months of last exposure. Please revert for any further information. Best wishes!
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