Contact with the blood, semen or other biological material of HIV infected person does not have to lead to HIV infection. An early post-exposure procedure (PEP) can protect you from infection.
Post-exposure prophylaxis that prevents HIV, HBV, HCV infections when potentially acquired as a result of sexual, professional and reliable exposure.
It is best to start PEP within the first 24 hours after risky situation (first 4 hours are crucial according to scienticif opinions). The medicines must be taken within 72 hours of exposure. Every hour, after the first 24 hours since a risky situation reduces the medicines effectiveness.
It is a set of procedures and tests performed to determine if there was a risk, what kind of risk it was and with what diseases this risk could have been associated. Depending on the answers to there questions the doctore decides if it will be necessary to administer PEP medicines. The PEP treatment may include medicines to prevent HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases and/or vaccinations - for example against hepatitis B (HBV).
You should contact the medical facility specialized in post-exposure procedures as soon as possible.
Book nowFor example, rinse your mouth, wash your penis, rinse your vagina and anus. Be careful not to damage the mucous membranes.
Ask about his/her current tests and risks related to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
It is best for the decision to include prevention to be made by a doctor who has access to the test results of the infected person.
Contact a specialized facility that may decide to include drugs related to post-exposure HIV prevention. To avoid this potential risk, a decision is made to implement PEP prophylaxis.
Usually the risk of transmission of diseases associated with sexual intercourse is mutual, so it is best to make an appointment for a joint tests as soon as possible after the risky situation.
Usually tests for HIV and other sexually related diseases, even if they were negative, have been performed earlier and therefore it is necessary to make an appointment with the person who was the source of the risk.
Successful treatment of HIV infection significantly reduces the risk of transmitting the infection to another person during sexual intercourse, but when there is a risk, you need to be sure of it
Sexual exposure
Semen
Blood
Rectal discharge
Vaginal discharge
Professional exposure
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Serum
Plasma
Pleural fluid
Vaginal discharge
Synovial fluid
Purulent discharge
Semen
Peritoneal fluid
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Blood
Serum
Plasma
Pleural fluid
Vaginal discharge
Synovial fluid
Purulent discharge
Semen
Peritoneal fluid
Professional and non-professional exposures, called accidental exposures (accidental needle puncture, sexual assault etc.) are handled in specialized public medical facilities. In these cases the National Health Fund (NFZ – Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia) covers the costs of health care and PEP medicines for people having Polish state insurance.
In other cases (not related to professional duties or accident) a person voluntary exposed to the risk of sexually transmitted infection can also receive care in public facility, but she/he has to cover the cost of this care and medicines by her/himself.
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