All GUM clinics in Northern Ireland offer PrEP. Contact details for GUM services for your local Trust area are available here:
PrEP stands for pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis. It is taken as a regular pill by a person to prevent getting HIV.
PrEP protects against HIV but doesn’t protect against other STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhoea) so even if you are on PrEP, you should still use a condom.
You may benefit from taking PrEP if:
- you’re an HIV-negative man having condomless sex with men;
- you have a partner (or ex-partner) with HIV who is not on HIV treatment;
- you have condomless sex with a partner(s) and do not know their HIV status;
- you’re a trans or non-binary person and are regularly having condomless sex;
- you exchange sex for money, drugs, shelter or another reason;
- you inject drugs.
This is not a definitive guide, and eligibility will be determined by clinicians. If you think you would benefit from accessing PrEP, you should attend your nearest GUM clinic for an assessment.
Further information on PrEP can be found at PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) | Terrence Higgins Trust (tht.org.uk)