When Do You Tell? Navigating HIV Disclosure & Dating...Talking about sexual health is awkward. There are personal barriers that prevent friends and family from being that go-to person to talk...reactions11comments
Intimacy and HIV: Navigating Sexual Relationships and Overcoming Fear...Before I found out that I was living with HIV, having sex was a beautiful thing. But after my diagnosis, being intimate...reactions6comments
GI Issues with HIV: IBS and GERD...Results from the HIV In America Survey showed that community members have experienced gastrointestinal (GI) issues. More so, 7 percent of people...reactions2comments
Trauma, Love, Relationships, and HIV...Content Note: This article describes abuse. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. I...reactions3comments
Don't Give Up on Love!...I know that the thought for some of us women who are living with HIV is finding love and being in a...reactions6comments
Bug Chasers: Do You Really Wanna Go There?...Ask anyone who grew up through the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the resulting thousands of deaths, they’ll tell you...reactionscomments
Community Views: The Hardest Part of Living With HIV...There is not a single diagnosis out there that is easy to accept, and HIV is no different. Unfortunately, HIV can be...reactions4comments
What It Means to Get a Late-in-Life HIV Diagnosis...Like everything else in life, things weren't supposed to turn out this way. In 1995 I was told to get my affairs...reactions3comments
Why We Still Need Pride...With another Pride month upon us, it's been 42 years since the first patients were diagnosed with an illness that we now...reactions2comments
Complementary Medicine...Complementary and alternative approaches to HIV care have become increasingly of interest over the past several years. A complementary therapy or approach...
Injectable HIV Treatments...There is not yet a cure for HIV. But with treatment, it can be well-controlled. People with HIV should start treatment with...reactions1comment
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)...PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) is a treatment option given after potential exposure to HIV has occurred. PEP involves taking a combination of antiretroviral...
Prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP)...There are drugs available that prevent someone from contracting HIV. These drugs reduce a person’s risk of getting the virus. These drugs...
Combination Therapies...Treatment with multiple HIV medicines from a variety of different drug classes has been shown to be the most effective in helping...
Pharmacokinetic Enhancers...Pharmacokinetic (PK) enhancers are a class of drugs used in the treatment of HIV. When PK enhancers are used in combination with...
NNRTIs...Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are a class of drugs used to suppress HIV in the body. When NNRTIs are used along...
Attachment Inhibitors and Post-attachment Inhibitors...Attachment inhibitors and post-attachment inhibitors are 2 classes of drugs used to suppress HIV in the body. When they are used in...
CCR5 Antagonists...CCR5 antagonists are a class of drugs used to suppress HIV in the body. When CCR5 antagonists are used along with other...
Drug Classes of HIV Medications...There are several different types of drugs, referred to as drug classes, that are used to treat HIV. Each of these drugs...
HIV Treatment Regimens...Though there is no cure for HIV at this time, there are medications used to treat and suppress the virus. Eventually, a...
