Home > Medical > HIV/Aids > HIV what now HIV what now All sections in HIV/Aids » About HIV/Aids » Basic Information » Counselling » Political Stances » Disease Prevention » HIV and ... » HIV in the Body » HIV+. what now? » Legal Issues » Management of HIV/Aids » Multimedia » HIV/Aids News » Nutrition and Aids » Real-life Story » Symptoms & Diseases » Testing » The Caregiver » The SA culture » Transmission of HIV » When Aids sets in » Women and HIV 9 myths about HIV Most myths about HIV and Aids arise from a lack of accurate information. Dr Avron Urison tackles some of the more common misconceptions. Stick to your ARV treatment plan Antiretroviral medicine can play a huge part in preventing positive people from transmitting the virus – but only if they keep their viral loads undetectable. HIV Peer Forum FAQs Our HIV Peer forum is an online community where users support and share their experience of living positively with HIV. Assess Your HIV risk » Test Your HIV/Aids knowledge » Talk HIV Talk forum » Follow Health24 on Twitter » Finding the cure for Aids HIV/Aids Timeline My mom is HIV+ To disclose or not to disclose your HIV status – the debate continues. But very few people talk about whether, or how, you should disclose to your small children. I’m HIV positive – what now? To receive an HIV-positive test result is never easy. You will probably experience feelings of fear, loss, grief, guilt, denial, anger, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Tests used for diagnosis of HIV infection The diagnosis of HIV infection is based mainly on the laboratory testing of blood samples. Infection control The following body fluids can be infectious when they are contaminated with HIV, and they should be handled with care by health care professionals and home-based caregivers (universal precautions should apply to these fluids). Should you disclose? How do you disclose your HIV status to your loved ones? And how do you provide support if someone discloses to you? Living positively When you are diagnosed as HIV-positive it needn't be the end of your life, it just means that you have to start living positively. Here are some ways to do just that. What about sex now? To be HIV positive does not mean that this is the end of your sex life. Sex forms a very important part of one’s psychological health and well-being - as it is nurturing, relaxing and stress-relieving. It is, however, extremely important for the HIV positive person to always practice safer sex. load more articles advertisement From our sponsors Don’t be taken by surprise this winter. Keep your defences up with Vital Hop, skip and jump through winter with Hill’s Pet Nutrition Age-related bone loss is higher in women Conduct your most important Medihelp business from your mobile phone
9 myths about HIV Most myths about HIV and Aids arise from a lack of accurate information. Dr Avron Urison tackles some of the more common misconceptions.
Stick to your ARV treatment plan Antiretroviral medicine can play a huge part in preventing positive people from transmitting the virus – but only if they keep their viral loads undetectable.
HIV Peer Forum FAQs Our HIV Peer forum is an online community where users support and share their experience of living positively with HIV.
My mom is HIV+ To disclose or not to disclose your HIV status – the debate continues. But very few people talk about whether, or how, you should disclose to your small children.
I’m HIV positive – what now? To receive an HIV-positive test result is never easy. You will probably experience feelings of fear, loss, grief, guilt, denial, anger, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression.
Tests used for diagnosis of HIV infection The diagnosis of HIV infection is based mainly on the laboratory testing of blood samples.
Infection control The following body fluids can be infectious when they are contaminated with HIV, and they should be handled with care by health care professionals and home-based caregivers (universal precautions should apply to these fluids).
Should you disclose? How do you disclose your HIV status to your loved ones? And how do you provide support if someone discloses to you?
Living positively When you are diagnosed as HIV-positive it needn't be the end of your life, it just means that you have to start living positively. Here are some ways to do just that.
What about sex now? To be HIV positive does not mean that this is the end of your sex life. Sex forms a very important part of one’s psychological health and well-being - as it is nurturing, relaxing and stress-relieving. It is, however, extremely important for the HIV positive person to always practice safer sex.