PEP After HIV Exposure: What to Do in the First 72 Hours
If you believe you have been exposed to HIV — through sex, a needlestick injury, or a broken condom — there is an emergency medicine that can still prevent infection. PEP HIV exposure treatment (post-exposure prophylaxis) is a 28-day course of antiretroviral medicine that must be started within 72 hours of a possible exposure. The…