Are STI Rates Higher Among Daily PrEP Users?...A study conducted in the Netherlands has found that the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is higher among men who have sex with men (MSM) who take daily pre-exposure...reactions2comments
Fast Facts About PrEP...PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. PrEP is a way to reduce the risk of getting HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). PrEP is currently available as a prescription pill or an injection...reactions1comment
What Is the Ryan White Program?...The Ryan White & Global HIV/AIDS Program provides HIV care and treatment services to more than half a million people a year. People living with HIV or AIDS who are...reactions5comments
Hearing From Patient Voices in Clinical Trial Development...As many of you may already know, a clinical trial is a research study that tests how safe and effective a new treatment, diagnostic test, or other medical intervention is...reactionscomments
FeaturedWhat advice do you have for the newly diagnosed?...Receiving an HIV diagnosis can bring on a range of emotions. How did you handle your diagnosis and what advice would you give to someone newly diagnosed?...reactions19repliesNewly DiagnosedTips & Advice
Have you experienced any side effects from your treatment regimen?...Have you experienced any side effects from your treatment regimen? Share your experience and any tips for have for others to manage treatment side effects. (Remember, this is a place...reactions2repliesSide EffectsTreatment
Help with Drug Dependency...Since HIV is transmitted through the blood, behaviors that expose an individual to someone else’s blood can also transmit the virus. An example of this is injection drug use. Sharing...
Accessing Legal Support...There are a variety of reasons that an individual with HIV may need legal services. Some of these may be related directly to their HIV, while others may be unrelated...
Family Planning...Living with HIV does not have to impact an individual's ability to have children. Family planning, or more specifically, being able to make the choice on whether or not to...
HIV and Traveling...Although HIV is a chronic condition, treatment advances have made it possible to live a much longer life than ever before. Receiving an HIV diagnosis should not impact an individual’s...
Stigma Surrounding HIV...Since the first cases of HIV and AIDS were reported in the population, significant stigma was attached to them. Although this was decades ago, and some strides have been made...
Living with HIV...Life with HIV can bring along with challenges and new considerations, with several common HIV-related issues including the following. If you are living with HIV, the thought of disclosing, or...
Hepatitis C...Hepatitis C (HCV) is a blood-borne virus (a virus in the bloodstream). Hepatitis C is one type of hepatitis virus. Other hepatitis viruses include hepatitis A and B, among others...
Kidney Disease...When an individual has kidney disease (also called renal disease), it means their kidneys are not working in the way that they should. Healthy kidneys are about the size of...
How Is Cancer Related to HIV?...Cancer comes from the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. These cells do not respond to regular cell signals that would normally tell them not to grow, replicate...
Who Treats Individuals with HIV?...Treating HIV, like any chronic condition, is a team effort. You may need to seek specific primary care providers or HIV specialists, along with other professionals (both in the medical...
Late Stage HIV (AIDS)...An individual progresses from acute infection when they are first infected, to clinical latency where HIV slowly replicates in their body. Clinical latency can last anywhere from two to fifteen...
Clinical Latency Stage...The second stage of HIV, after acute or primary stage, is called the clinical latency. This period may also be referred to as chronic HIV infection. After initial infection, HIV...
Early Stage HIV...An individual who is newly infected with HIV may show symptoms early on, and then have no symptoms for years after, depending on how quickly HIV progresses. The symptoms that...
