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Who can get HIV PrEP?

People who are HIV negative, but are at a high risk of getting HIV. This includes:

  • Men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender women and gender diverse people reporting anal sex without a condom in the past 6 months and who:
    • have had chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis in the past 12 months
    • have sex partner(s) known to be living with HIV who are not taking treatment, have HIV virus in their blood or don’t know their HIV virus levels
    • have many sex partners
  • Heterosexual people in an ongoing relationship with an HIV positive partner who is not taking treatment, has HIV virus in their blood or does not know their HIV virus levels

Other individuals who may also benefit from HIV PrEP include:

  • People who inject drugs and share injection supplies
  • Heterosexual persons engaging in sex with partner(s) who may be from a population or community with high rates of HIV
 
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