Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest has started offering an HIV prevention injection as part of its services, it was announced Monday.
Apretude is a long-acting injectable medication used for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Planned Parenthood will offer the medication at the First Avenue Family Planning Michelle Wagner Center located in downtown San Diego, officials said.
According to the CDC, patients who take PrEP as prescribed reduce their risk of getting HIV through sexual intercourse by about 99%. Apretude is given on-site once every two months, after two initiation doses one month apart…