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How to Ask Your Man to Get an HIV Test

How to Ask Your Man to Get an HIV Test

 Bringing up a touchy subject is never easy, but the consequences could be worse. “I am ready to have sex with a guy I am dating, and I want to do the right thing and get tested [for HIV] first. I don’t know how to bring it up though. I tried to discuss getting tested with a man I dated before him. He was taking me to an appointment and there was a testing center nearby. I suggested on a whim that we get tested and he freaked out. He said he didn’t need to be tested and it was...

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AGING WITH HIV/AIDS

SEPTEMBER 18 IS NATIONAL HIV/AIDS AND AGING AWARENESS DAY GROWING OLDER WITH HIV At the start of the epidemic more than 30 years ago, people who were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS could expect to live only 1-2 years after that diagnosis. This meant that the issues of aging were not a major focus for people with HIV disease. But today, thanks to improvements in the effectiveness antiretroviral therapy (ART), people with HIV who are diagnosed early in their infection, and who get and stay on ART can keep the virus suppressed and live as long as their HIV-negative peers. For this...

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Just in case you were diagnosed as HIV POSITVE

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ROLL OVER AND DIE! Thinking about starting HIV treatment? You’re in luck: People diagnosed with HIV today have dozens of options, including some medications you take only once a day. The key to treating HIV is adherence: Taking your meds every day, as prescribed, to keep the virus suppressed. Missing doses or stopping treatment can allow HIV to become “drug resistant,” meaning certain medications no longer keep the virus in check. Finding a treatment regimen that is right for you—and learning ways to stick with it — can help you live long and well with HIV. Here’s...

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NATIONAL YOUTH HIV & AIDS AWARENESS DAY IS APRIL 10TH

  National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day is an annual observance that takes place on April 10 to educate the public about the impact of HIV and AIDS on young people and to highlight the work young people are doing across the country to respond to the epidemic. Advocates for Youth  is the lead for planning the observance day. In 2014, the theme is “Engaging Youth Voices in the HIV & AIDS Response.” Here are some ways you can get involved in observances in your community.   APRIL 10TH IS NATIONAL YOUTH HIV AWARENESS DAY ARM THE YOUTH WITH THE RIGHT...

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September 18 IS NATIONAL HIV/AIDS AND AGING AWARENESS DAY...

The AIDS Institute launched this day in 2008 and is the lead. The 2013 theme for NHAAAD is Aging is a part of life: HIV doesn’t have to be. AGING: THE NEW CHALLENGE At the start of the epidemic, people who were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS could expect to live only 1-2 years after that diagnosis. This meant that the issues of aging were not a major focus for people with HIV disease. But new medications and treatments have changed that. Life expectancy for people with HIV disease has increased dramatically—which means that they now have to face the challenges of...

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