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  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis
  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • July 16, 2026
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Just published July 16th, 2026, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ newest committee statement on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Screening and Preexposure Prophylaxis.

The purpose of this statement is to guide and empower obstetrician–gynecologists and other health care professionals to counsel their patients on HIV screening and prevention.

In today’s rapid update, we’ll just be going over a summary of recommendations and conclusions so for the full statement, make sure to check it out on guidelinecentral.com

Let’s get started. 

  • Health care professionals should conduct comprehensive, inclusive, and nonjudgmental sexual histories during routine wellness visits for all individuals, regardless of age, marital status, or perceived risk. 
  • At least one lifetime HIV test should be recommended for all people using an opt-out approach. More frequent testing should be offered to those with ongoing risk factors. 
  • Health care professionals should be familiar with the local epidemiology of HIV to guide clinical decision making and HIV-prevention counseling. 
  • Health care professionals should proactively initiate discussions about HIV prevention, including preexposure prophylaxis, with all sexually active adolescents and adults at increased risk of acquisition. 
  • Health care professionals should prescribe preexposure prophylaxis  to patients with increased risk of HIV acquisition and should prescribe preexposure prophylaxis to any individual who requests it.

And there you have it. Make sure to check out the full committee statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and other related clinical decision support tools at guidelinecentral.com.

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