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WHAT IS PrEP?

PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is medicine people take to prevent getting HIV from sex or injection drug use. By taking PrEP, you reduce the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99%, when taken as prescribed. You must have a negative test to start the bi-monthly shot or the daily pill.

CAN I STOP USING CONDOMS IF I TAKE PrEP?

Sure, but PrEP provides protection from HIV, not against other STDs. Condoms are highly recommended as another layer of protection.

CAN ADOLESCENTS TAKE PrEP? WHY DO I NEED TO TAKE PrEP AS PRESCRIBED?

Yes. PrEP is approved for use by adolescents without HIV who weigh at least 75 pounds (35 kg) and are at risk for getting HIV from sex or injection drug use. You must take PrEP as prescribed for it to work. If you do not take PrEP as prescribed, there may not be enough medicine in your bloodstream to block the virus. The right amount of medicine in your bloodstream can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading in your body.

IF I DO NOT HAVE AN ONGOING RISK FOR CONTRACTING HIV, CAN I TAKE PrEP ONLY WHEN I’M AT RISK?

Taking PrEP only when you are at risk for getting HIV is known as “on-demand” PrEP.

WHAT SIDE EFFECTS CAN I EXPECT WITH PrEP? HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO TAKE PrEP BEFORE IT IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE?

PrEP is safe but some people experience side effects like diarrhea, nausea, headache, fatigue, and stomach pain. These side effects usually go away over time. PrEP reaches maximum protection from HIV for receptive anal sex (bottoming) at about 7 days of daily use. For receptive vaginal sex and injection drug use, PrEP reaches maximum protection at about 21 days of daily use.

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Don’t Let What If’s Keep You From Living Life.

Women and girls
accounted for 20%
of people in Texas
living with HIV in 2018.

Let us help start
the conversation to
end the stigma.

The highest number
of new HIV diagnoses
in 2018 was for
people ages 25.

Let us help start
the conversation to
end the stigma.

In 2018, over half
(51%) of people
diagnosed with HIV were
aged 50 and older.

Let us help start
the conversation to
end the stigma.

Transgender women are
disproportionately affected by
HIV with 18% testing positive.

1 in 4 diagnosed persons were
not receiving medical care for
their HIV infection.

1 in 8 people living with HIV
don’t know it. Know your status
and get tested.

In 2018, the highest number of new HIV
diagnoses was for people
ages 25 to 34.

Women and girls accounted for
20% of people in Texas living
with HIV.

PrEP reduces the risk of
contracting HIV by 99% when
taken as prescribed.

More than 17,000 people in
Dallas County have HIV.

Overall, new HIV diagnoses
have declined since 2015.

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Get PrEP (Pre Exposure Prophylaxis)

Don’t Let What If’s Keep You From Living Life.

Women and girls accounted for 20% of people in Texas living with HIV in 2018.

Let us help start the conversation to end the stigma.

The highest number of new HIV diagnoses in 2018 was for people ages 25.

Let us help start the conversation to end the stigma.

In 2018, over half (51%) of people diagnosed with HIV were aged 50 and older.

Let us help start the conversation to end the stigma.

Transgender women are disproportionately affected by HIV with 18% testing positive.

1 in 4 diagnosed persons were not receiving medical care for their HIV infection.

1 in 8 people living with HIV don’t know it. Know your status and get tested.

In 2018, the highest number of new HIV diagnoses was for people ages 25 to 34.

Women and girls accounted for 20% of people in Texas living with HIV.

PrEP reduces the risk of contracting HIV by 99% when taken as prescribed.

More than 17,000 people in Dallas County have HIV.

Overall, new HIV diagnoses have declined since 2015.

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Women and girls
accounted for 20%
of people in Texas
living with HIV in 2018.

Let us help start
the conversation to
end the stigma.

The highest number
of new HIV diagnoses
in 2018 was for
people ages 25.

Let us help start
the conversation to
end the stigma.

In 2018, over half
(51%) of people
diagnosed with HIV were
aged 50 and older.

Let us help start
the conversation to
end the stigma.

Transgender women are
disproportionately affected by
HIV with 18% testing positive.

1 in 4 diagnosed persons were
not receiving medical care for
their HIV infection.

1 in 8 people living with HIV
don’t know it. Know your status
and get tested.

In 2018, the highest number of new HIV
diagnoses was for people
ages 25 to 34.

Women and girls accounted for
20% of people in Texas living
with HIV.

PrEP reduces the risk of
contracting HIV by 99% when
taken as prescribed.

More than 17,000 people in
Dallas County have HIV.

Overall, new HIV diagnoses
have declined since 2015.