Welcome To Your Guide For PrEP, PEP, & HIV Prevention

One of the things I see most often in my work is confusion around PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP. They sound similar, they’re sometimes used together, but they do very different things — and mixing them up can leave you under-protected without realising it.

I’m Dr George Forgan-Smith, a general practitioner with specialist training in HIV and sexual health, based in Melbourne. I want to walk you through each of these so you know exactly what they’re for, when to use them, and how to talk to your doctor about getting started — including how DoxyPEP and PrEP fit together, and why so many people get DoxyPEP vs PrEP confused.

For many gay men, a daily regime of PrEP and fibre supplements like Metamucil(tm) has kept us ready for sex without worry.

There has been a long-standing question about whether taking your Truvada, or generic PrEP tablets, at the same time may lead to decreased drug absorption. Reduced absorption could mean a drop in its protection against HIV infection.
The concern was, if the tablet is caught in the middle of the fibre clump, the medicine may not dissolve and be absorbed.

While many people are familiar with PrEP for HIV prevention, not everyone is aware the antibotic doxycycline can be used to prevent STI’s. In particular, doxycycline can be useful in prevention of Syphiils, Chlamyida, and Gonorrhoea infections.

Sex can be a natural consequence of travel, you are having a great time, you meet great people. Sex happens.

I frequently see straight patients who are worried about HIV and other STI’s but are not sure the best way to avoid them. Many are not aware they could access things like PrEP, a drug that prevents HIV infection, because they had not heard of it or thought it was only for gay men.

How to take PrEP when you are travelling across time lines.

How to safely restart PrEP if you have recently stopped.

PrEP。保护您免受艾滋病毒/艾滋病

有多种保护您免受艾滋病毒/艾滋病侵害的方法。最常见的方法是在发生性行为时使用避孕套。该视频向您展示了称为PrEP的另一种保护方法。

PrEP 是 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (暴露前預防)的縮寫。 這是通過每天服用一粒藥片去保護您免受愛滋病病毒感染的一種方法。

如果您想尝试PrEP，请致电03 9654 6088与George Forgan-Smith博士预约

Quick video to check to ensure you are ordering the correct PrEP online. Be sure to check whether you are ordering generic Truvada or generic Descovy…

Great news that Descovy has now been officially approved by the US FDA as it’s 2nd form of HIV prevention medication: PrEP.
Press Release Here: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-second-drug-prevent-hiv-infection-part-ongoing-efforts-end-hiv-epidemic

Descovy has been shown effective in cis males as well as trans females. It has not been approved for cis females or trans males.

Descovy is not yet approved for PrEP in Australia.

Currently PrEP is available as a generic version of the drug Truvada.

Each manufacturer will create a pill which may look a little different however all of the generic forms of Truvada contain the same active ingredients Tenofivir and Emtricitabine, the medication that protects against HIV infection that makes PrEP work.

UK studies have shown the generic medications to be equal to the original Truvada brand.