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Im on prep 2-1-1 but i had receptive anal sex m2m(bottom) yesterday, im concerned about hiv2 as i heard prep wont prevent against hiv2, but then how about pep in case, there was sperm in and out from my anus and i had scratches and feeling burned

Q: im on prep 2-1-1 but i had receptive anal sex m2m(bottom) yesterday, im concerned about hiv2 as i heard prep wont prevent against hiv2, but then how about pep in case, there was sperm in and out from my anus and i had scratches and feeling burned

: Duplicate question, see other reply. What you "heard" about PrEP and HIV2 is wrong. It works. And HIV2 is exceedingly rare in the US anyway. Don't worry about it. See https://sites.google.com/site/prepfaq/how-well-does-prep-work/hiv-1-and-hiv-2#

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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Duplicate question, see other reply. What you "heard" about PrEP and HIV2 is wrong. It works. And HIV2 is exceedingly rare in the US anyway. Don't worry about it. See https://sites.google.com/site/prepfaq/how-well-does-prep-work/hiv-1-and-hiv-2#

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Both are over 90 effective against HIV 2

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A member asked:

Im on prep 2-1-1 but i had receptive anal sex m2m(bottom) yesterday, im concerned about hiv2 as i heard prep wont prevent against hiv2, but then how about pep in case, there was sperm in and out from my anus and i had scratches and feeling burned

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