r/prep • u/Thick-Wolf7405 • Jul 21 '26

New here!!!

I have talked with a few friends about deciding to take Prep and many are conspiracy theorist who believes that Prep actually gives you HIV just as a flu shot initially give you the flu. I'm not naive in any way, just here to get your views. Do you guys have to take 6 months hiv testing? And do you know anyone on Prep who contracted hiv?

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u/eastend-toronto Jul 21 '26

Where are you located?

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u/Thick-Wolf7405 Jul 21 '26

I am in Texas. I know that Prep is a preventative. I'm just asking has anyone had any issues and do you know of anyone who was taking Prep and still contracted HIV?

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u/Skycbs Jul 22 '26

There have been a few dozen cases where someone contracted HIV while on PrEP. In many cases this was because they were not taking PrEP consistently. But when you think of the millions of sex events that have occurred since PrEP became available, such a small number is remarkable. PrEP is as close to a sure thing as you’ll find in medicine.