#AskTheHIVDoc: What's involved with getting on PrEP?

Dr. Flash reviews the process of getting and staying on PrEP. #AskTheHIVDoc is a video series from Greater Than HIV where top HIV doctors give frank, no-nonsense responses to commonly asked questions. Dr. Flash joins the latest installment to talk women & HIV, including the latest about HIV risk, prevention, testing and treatment. For more information, visit https://www.greaterthan.org/Flash. These videos are provided for educational purposes and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any healthcare decisions or for guidance about a specific medical condition. Facebook:   / greaterthanhiv   YouTube:    / @greaterthanhiv   Twitter:   / greaterthanhiv   Instagram:   / greaterthanhiv   TRANSCRIPT: So I’ll tell you what happens if you come to me. At that first visit we’ll do an HIV test, we’ll screen for other sexually transmitted infections, and we’ll check your kidney function. And then you’ll get your prescription. I see patients about a month after they start the medication to make sure everything’s going well, to make sure you’re tolerating it, that you don’t have any additional questions, just a quick check-in visit, but then I see patients every three months. I make sure that we get HIV testing at that time. Those are quick visits, at each visit you have the opportunity to talk with someone in the clinic about any challenges you’re having with adherence, any questions you have, that’s it, simple, easy.