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PEP AND HOW IT WORKS
by Sam1487, Jun 16, 2008 04:32AM
I had sex with a commercial sex worker 25 days ago when a condom broke. I stopped immediately and went to a nearby clinic for PEP. I was confirmed negative at that stage. I took lamivuvine and zidovudine with me as a dose for 28 days.
After 4 days, I had a very severe skin itch which I thought was due to drug allergy. It however subsided for the next two weeks. I have just taken a test thats come negative. However, I got some flu, a mouth rash, a tonsil swell and I am worried that I have got HIV.
Are these sign expected and then PEP work on them or if PEP is effective, they are not expected to occur?.
Thank you
After 4 days, I had a very severe skin itch which I thought was due to drug allergy. It however subsided for the next two weeks. I have just taken a test thats come negative. However, I got some flu, a mouth rash, a tonsil swell and I am worried that I have got HIV.
Are these sign expected and then PEP work on them or if PEP is effective, they are not expected to occur?.
Thank you
Member Comments (1)
by Teak, Jun 16, 2008 04:51AM
To obtain a conclusive negative result after PEP, you test 3 months after your last dose of PEP.
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