... Have Open Conversations With Your DoctorYou may not think of emotional support as a major factor in medical HIV care, but it can actually play a part in how engaged you feel in your treatment. Telling your doctor, social worker, or other case management professional about how you’re feeling can open the door to finding additional resources. ...
5 Ways To Receive Emotional Support With HIV
... Have Open Conversations With Your DoctorYou may not think of emotional support as a major factor in medical HIV care, but it can actually play a part in how engaged you feel in your treatment. Telling your doctor, social worker, or other case management professional about how you’re feeling can open the door to finding additional resources. ...
... That being said, many of my feelings and thoughts were directed toward my value and dignity as a human being. Looking back now, after 18 years of living with HIV, I say to myself, “What a wonderful human being I am. What a good person I am, with dignity and self-worth. ...
An HIV Diagnosis — and Journey to Acceptance
... That being said, many of my feelings and thoughts were directed toward my value and dignity as a human being. Looking back now, after 18 years of living with HIV, I say to myself, “What a wonderful human being I am. What a good person I am, with dignity and self-worth. ...
... a rough moment,” and then something like “This is what it feels like to struggle with this” or “This is what it feels like to have this kind of pain,” and maybe in your mind’s eye, inviting all the other people who know this feeling too, who struggle with the same condition, who felt this kind of struggle, this kind of pain, or who are feeling it actually ...
Self-Kindness When Struggling: 6-Minute Guided Meditation
... a rough moment,” and then something like “This is what it feels like to struggle with this” or “This is what it feels like to have this kind of pain,” and maybe in your mind’s eye, inviting all the other people who know this feeling too, who struggle with the same condition, who felt this kind of struggle, this kind of pain, or who are feeling it actually ...
... They also wanted to know what we went through physically and mentally when we found out we have HIV.It is easy to explain what we go through to friends and family but it is hard when they do not understand when you are actually going through it. It’s like everything you taught them went out the window. ...
Member Spotlight: HIV Is a New Way of Life
... They also wanted to know what we went through physically and mentally when we found out we have HIV.It is easy to explain what we go through to friends and family but it is hard when they do not understand when you are actually going through it. It’s like everything you taught them went out the window. ...
... It is a safe and effective method of HIV prevention for both men and women, and it may be especially beneficial for those with multiple sexual partners, people who use injected drugs, or those who have a partner living with HIV. PrEP is only effective at preventing HIV and not other STIs. ...
5 Ways To End HIV Stigma
... It is a safe and effective method of HIV prevention for both men and women, and it may be especially beneficial for those with multiple sexual partners, people who use injected drugs, or those who have a partner living with HIV. PrEP is only effective at preventing HIV and not other STIs. ...
... Now I am in the process of blending the two together because I was actually both.”No matter where you are in your HIV journey, you deserve to feel like yourself whether you’re in public or private. ...
... Jot down your questions as you think of them and bring your list to your appointments so you can remember your questions and write down the answers.Manage Your AppointmentsIf you already rely on a digital calendar or paper planner to manage work and family obligations, stick with that method for managing your new doctor’s visits. ...
You’ve Just Been Diagnosed With HIV. Now What?
... Jot down your questions as you think of them and bring your list to your appointments so you can remember your questions and write down the answers.Manage Your AppointmentsIf you already rely on a digital calendar or paper planner to manage work and family obligations, stick with that method for managing your new doctor’s visits. ...
... “Undetectable” means that the instrument used to test a blood sample can’t find enough virus to give a number value. For people with well-controlled HIV prior to pregnancy, guidelines recommend continuing that treatment while pregnant. ...
HIV and Pregnancy: Preventing Transmission
... “Undetectable” means that the instrument used to test a blood sample can’t find enough virus to give a number value. For people with well-controlled HIV prior to pregnancy, guidelines recommend continuing that treatment while pregnant. ...
... The proboscis may seem like one long needle, but it’s actually made up of six different parts. One is a tube that drips saliva into the bite. Mosquito saliva contains special chemicals that help keep your blood flowing while the mosquito feeds. A different tube is used to pierce a blood vessel and suck your blood. ...
Mosquitoes Can’t Spread HIV: Why They Transmit Certain Diseases
... The proboscis may seem like one long needle, but it’s actually made up of six different parts. One is a tube that drips saliva into the bite. Mosquito saliva contains special chemicals that help keep your blood flowing while the mosquito feeds. A different tube is used to pierce a blood vessel and suck your blood. ...
... This method is not generally better than serologic testing — the regular HIV blood test — for most situations. ...
Diagnosing HIV
... This method is not generally better than serologic testing — the regular HIV blood test — for most situations. ...
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