PrEP Can Prevent HIV Infections, But Most Women Don't Know They Can Take It

It’s estimated that only “about 30% of the people who should be on PrEP are on PrEP and of them in the U.S., only 7% of PrEP users are women,” Dr. Shivanjali Shankaran said.

When it comes to lowering your risk of getting infected with HIV, there is one immensely valuable yet grossly underused medication that doctors recommend.

The drug is known as PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis,and is a medication that reduces the risk of someone getting HIV, said Dr. Shivanjali Shankaran, an infectious...