HIV drug

Sally · Big Gay Al

HIV drug

richardyoung71 · *Censored*

Don't forget all profits from The Gay Night At The Uni are going to the Terrence Higgins Trust!

sorry to hijack your thread!

Scotty · The saviour of mankind

Richard that sort of shameless advertising would be as bad as me saying "By your tickets for the LGBT Summer Ball whilst you still can". But im a bigger person than that so i shall refrain.....

p.s. yay vaccines!

JohnK · Pieces of me you've never seen

PEP is not a vaccine. It's like a morning after pill for HIV and needs to be taken withing 72 hours of sleeping with someone you suspect of being HIV positive and stay on a course of medication for some time which makes you extremely ill. It's generally used for medical professionals in case they become infected but you can go to A&E and ask for it supposedly.

This is no way, of course, means people can go around and shag whoever they want and simply take a drug to stop them developing HIV. Far from it in fact. I am not sure of it's success rate, but what I do know that taking PEP can make someone violently ill for a while.

I'll have to ask Ally or someone more clever and informed about it than me for information, but that is what I know. Some of it could be a little inaccurate, but that's what I can remember.

JohnK · Pieces of me you've never seen

http://www.pep.chapsonline.org.uk/pep_basics.htm

This might clear things up a little? A basic FAQ about PEP.

And just to make sure this message hits home.....

PEP is not a cure for HIV and is not guaranteed to prevent HIV from taking hold once the virus has entered the body. Condoms and lube for sex remain the most efficient way of staying safe from HIV.

That's taken from the CHAPS website

Mrs_Tyler · One foot out of Narnia

Yeah, PEP seems to be a good thing to know about, but its not easily abaliable to us proles, it does not work in every case and the side effects can be so bad that the drug has to stopped being taken.

Also, there are leaflets about PEP in blaydes if your in the area and want some more information.

AliceH · Butter Me Up!

Thank you for clearing that up. Prevention, when possible, is always the best course of action.

The loud one

FAST TEST CLINICS MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS AT TERRENCE HIGGINS LEEDS

MONDAYS from 4-7 (first come first serve)
-Free health check for under 25
-All major STIs covered
-Free advice
-Free condoms and protection
-Heath advisers on hand
-Proffesional and friendly service
-No appointment needed

WEDNESDAY from 5-730 (first come first serve)
-Free test for HIV
-Find out in just one hour
-Free counciling and health advice
-Free condoms
-Friendly proffesional service
-Compleatly confidential
-All notes kept seperate from medical notes
-Amazing support no matter what the result
-No appointment needed

Location THT 2 oxford place leeds LS1 3AX
Telephone (0113) 23 64 720
For advice on HIV call THT on 0845 12 21 200
any further questions post anon on this sight i will ask the girls bis and gays at the office