Apparently there is a treatment after being exposed to HIV. It’s been in use since 1996, but hasn’t been widely mentioned to people, and is mostly in use by health care workers.
It’s a treatment called PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis). Basically, if a person thinks they’ve been exposed to HIV, they immediately tell their doctor and ask to be put on PEP. They are given very high doses of anti-HIV drugs immediately, preferably within 24 to 48 hours of exposure. This treatment has a very high success rate of completely getting rid of the HIV virus before it has a chance to get hold in a person’s system.
The thought is that it hasn’t been widely mentioned because it’s thought that groups would start to be more lax about their exposure, if they think that they have the equivalent of a “morning after” pill for HIV.
I have friends who are positive and would hate to think that they didn’t have access to all the information available which could potentially prevent even one infection. As such, I felt the need to post this along with the links below so that those interested can get the information they want/need.
Paul Cox