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Since early detection of HIV can prolong your lifespan and reduce your transmission rates, it’s important to be aware of the potential symptoms (as well as the fact that, in most cases, there are...
HIV symptoms in cisgender women and others assigned female at birth (AFAB) can range from common flu-like symptoms to skin changes, mood fluctuations, menstrual irregularities,...
HIV diagnoses decreased 6% among women overall from 2015 to 2019. Although trends varied for different groups of women, HIV diagnoses declined for groups most affected by HIV, including Black/African American women and young women aged 13 to 24.
Discover early signs of HIV that affect both men and women, and explore the unique symptoms women may experience. Understand the importance of early detection.
HIV interacts with women’s reproductive health on many levels. Studies have shown that HIV is transmitted more efficiently from men to women during heterosexual sexual intercourse. In...
One in four people living with HIV in the United States is a woman. Women of all ages, races, and ethnicities can get HIV, but some women are more at risk than others. Who is at risk for HIV? Did we answer your question about HIV and women?
Women who have HIV are at higher risk of certain infections, cancers, and diseases. There is no cure but there are treatments and medicines to prevent HIV.
The good news is that women with HIV who take HIV medicine (called antiretroviral therapy or ART) exactly as prescribed and get and keep an undetectable viral load can live long and healthy lives and have will not transmit HIV to their HIV-negative partners through sex.
During vaginal or anal sex, a woman has a greater risk for getting HIV because, in general, receptive sex is riskier than insertive sex. Women with HIV take HIV medicines during pregnancy and childbirth to prevent perinatal transmission of HIV and to protect their own health. Does HIV affect women? Yes.
Every year, thousands of women are infected with HIV. Learn the facts. Teach the women in your family and community how to prevent and treat HIV. What is HIV? HIV is the virus that...