Evaluating the Safety and Tolerability of Antiretroviral Drug Regimens Used as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Infection in At-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men and in At-Risk Women

For participants in the men's component of the study, born male. For participants in the women's component of the study, born female.

18 years or older at the time of screening

Willing to provide informed consent for the study

Able to read at a level required for the study components (e.g., computer-assisted self-interview \[CASI\] and short message service \[SMS\], per the judgment of the study investigator)

For men, a history of receptive or insertive anal intercourse without use of condoms with at least one HIV-infected male partner or male partner of unknown HIV serostatus within 90 days of study entry (provided by self-report)

For women, a history of vaginal intercourse or receptive anal intercourse without use of condoms with at least one HIV-infected male partner or male partner of unknown HIV serostatus within 90 days of study entry (provided by self-report)

The following laboratory values must be from specimens obtained within 45 days prior to study enrollment: Nonreactive HIV test results (more information on this criterion can be found in the protocol); hemoglobin (men) greater than 11 g/dL; hemoglobin (women) greater than or equal to 10.5 g/dL; absolute neutrophil count greater than 750 cells/mm\^3; platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000/mm\^3; for men and women, calculated creatinine clearance greater than or equal to 70 mL/minute using the Cockcroft-Gault equation; alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) less than 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin less than 2.5 ULN; urine protein less than 2+; and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) negative.

No alcohol or substance use that, in the opinion of the study investigator, would interfere with the conduct of the study (e.g., provided by self-report or found upon medical history and examination or in available medical records)

No medical condition that, in the opinion of the study investigator, would interfere with the conduct of the study (e.g., provided by self-report or found upon medical history and examination or in available medical records)

Willing to undergo all required study procedures (including sexual assessment by CASI, use of the drug monitoring device, and SMS \[i.e., texting\])

For all women participants: If of reproductive potential (defined as girls who have reached menarche and pre-menopausal women who have not had a sterilization procedure per self-report (e.g., hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, tubal ligation or salpingectomy), must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test performed within 48 hours before initiating the protocol-specified medication(s). More information on this criterion can be found in the protocol.

For all women participants: If participating in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy, must agree to use a form of contraception from the following list during the trial and for 30 days after stopping the study medication: condoms (male or female) with or without a spermicidal agent, diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide, IUD, or hormone-base contraceptive.

For men and women participating in the rectal component, willing to abstain from receptive anal intercourse and practices involving insertion of anything in the rectum (drug, enema, penis, or sex toy) for 3 days prior to rectal biopsy and for 7 days post-biopsy, to minimize risk of HIV-1 infection and bleeding complications after each procedure

For women participating in the vaginal component, willing to abstain from vaginal intercourse and practices involving insertion of anything in the vagina (drug, douche, penis, or sex toy) for 3 days prior to cervical biopsy and for 7 days post-biopsy, to minimize risk of HIV-1 infection and bleeding complications after each procedure

For women only, per participant report at screening, usual menstrual cycle with at least 21 days between menses (does not apply to participants who report using a progestin-only method of contraception at screening, e.g., Depo-Provera)

What this study is about