< Back to AJ's Main Page HIV TESTING LOCATIONSWhere Can You Get Tested for HIV?You can get an HIV test at many places:Your health care provider’s officeHealth clinics or community health centersSTD or sexual health clinicsYour local health departmentFamily planning clinicsVA medical centersSubstance abuse prevention or treatment programsMany pharmacies and...
Status Shouldn’t Stop You!
< Back to Saszy's Main Page "UNDETECTABLE" MEANT ZERO HIV TRANSMISSIONS AFTER 89,000 CONDOMLESS SEX ACTSThe newly released PARTNER2 study documented 77,000 condomless anal sex acts between mixed-HIV-status men; Opposites Attract had 12,000.An enormous trove of evidence has just been released that supports the increasingly solid global consensus that having...
Protecting Others
< Back to Geo's Main Page PROTECTING OTHERSCan I transmit HIV if I have an undetectable viral load?HIV medicine lowers the amount of virus (viral load) in your body, and taking it as prescribed can make your viral load undetectable.Sex PartnersIf your viral load stays undetectable, you have effectively no...
Treatment Gives you Freedom!
< Back to Jimena's Main Page HIV TREATMENT CAN PREVENT SEXUAL TRANSMISSION Jimena's 2020 Lotería Recap Test Negative? Now What? Who Should Get Tested? Treatment Gives you Freedom! HIV Stigma Starting HIV Treatment Caught in the Moment? PEP Chat About PrEP! Broken Condom? Talk about HIV!
Love with Different Status’
< Back to Celeste's Main Page HIV-DISCORDANT (MIXED-STATUS) COUPLESAre you HIV positive with an HIV-negative partner? Learn about steps you both can take to protect the HIV-negative partner from HIV. Celeste's 2020 Lotería Recap The Main Event: PrEP VS. PEP HIV Self-Tests Love with Different Status' Common Myths About HIV...
Love is Love
< Back to Aubrey's Main Page GEARING-UP FOR MIXED-STATUS SEXPeople with different HIV status' can have amazing, sexual lives. You and your partner(s) should learn about all the available prevention options and make the decisions that are right for both of you. Below, you'll find ways you and your partner...
Talk About HIV!
< Back to Raul's Main Page TELLING OTHERSAM I LEGALLY REQUIRED TO SHARE MY HIV STATUS WITH OTHERS?Even though disclosing your HIV status may be uncomfortable, doing so gives you protection under the law, and allows others to make choices to protect themselves and give them peace of mind. In...
U=U Explained
< Back to AJ's Main Page The Science is Clear: With HIV, Undetectable Equals UntransmittableNIH Officials Discuss Scientific Evidence and Principles Underlying the U=U ConceptIn recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) concept as scientifically sound, say officials from the...
HIV Stigma
< Back to Jimena's Main Page WHAT IS HIV STIGMA?HIV stigma refers to irrational or negative attitudes, behaviors, and judgments towards people living with or at risk of HIV. It can negatively affect the health and well-being of people living with HIV by discouraging some individuals from learning their HIV...
Fight the Stigma!
< Back to Geo's Main Page FACTS ABOUT HIV STIGMAWhat is HIV stigma?HIV stigma is negative attitudes and beliefs about people living with HIV. It is the prejudice that comes with labeling an individual as part of a group that is believed to be socially unacceptable.Here are a few examples:Believing...