{"id":2288,"date":"2018-06-07T06:24:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T11:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2023-10-05T02:57:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T08:27:41","slug":"prep-protection-hiv-pill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/prep-protection-hiv-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"PrEP Pill: Protection against HIV in a pill?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PrEP: Protection against HIV in a pill?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HIV.jpg?resize=620%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PrEP Pill\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HIV.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HIV.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">If you engage in a lifestyle that is high risk, or you have a partner who is HIV+, it may be a good idea to seek out the PrEP pill which can help your body prevent the development of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-hiv\/\">HIV<\/a> infection.<\/p>\n<p>PrEP is made up of two medications called tenofovir and emtricitabine, and they have the ability to halt the virus in its tracks so that it does not develop into a further infection throughout the body.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">This particular pill is very accommodating due to the fact that it can be taken with or without food.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">If you choose to only use protection minimally, it may be a good idea to invest in this medication.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">If you have used stimulants within the past six months, utilizing PrEP can be a good safety measure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;PrEP is a combination of two antiretroviral medications, tenofovir and emtricitabine, that, if taken every day, can now prevent HIV. The pill (Truvada) is FDA approved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Remember that you should never take any medication without consulting with your doctor, always discuss and take his permission before starting.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/prep-protection-against-hiv-in-a-pill-2018051813857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/prep-protection-against-hiv-in-a-pill-2018051813857<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PrEP: Protection against HIV in a pill? If you engage in a lifestyle that is high risk, or you have a partner who is HIV+, it may be a good idea to seek out the PrEP pill which can help your body prevent the development of an HIV infection. PrEP is made up of two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2288","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stds-2","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}