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Patient might have got infected with HIV during sex due to condom burst so precautionary he started pep treatment to Avoid worst case scenario. He has been on medication for around 3 day's WHEN SHOULD HE GO FOR TEST. When he will get clear picture related to this. Are there still chances of getting HIV.
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He can do a test after 3 months and repeat if needed Post-exposure prophylaxis (or PEP) is a way to prevent HIV infection after a possible recent exposure. It involves taking HIV medications as soon as possible (within 3 days) after a single high-risk event to stop HIV from making copies of itself and spreading throughout your body. Below, we share important information about PEP.
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