What Is PrEP? And Should I be Taking It?

When you hear about HIV you might think of the AIDs epidemic during the 80s. But so much has changed since then, including the invention of a prevention drug called PrEP. So how does it work? And is it just for gay men? 

In this chat with Professor Andrew Grulich who’s the head of a HIV Epidemiology and Prevention program, we find out everything you need to know about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. 

SHOW NOTES:

Professor Andrew Grulich - https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/andrew-grulich

https://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/news/sexually-transmissible-infections-are-rise-australia-syphilis-rates-tripling-over-decade

https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/surge-in-most-stis-over-the-past-10-years

https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/talk-about-prep-hiv-aids#How-do-I-get-PrEP

https://napwha.org.au/

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