... Setting boundaries to take care of yourself does not make you mean or selfish – it helps you focus on what you need to do to care for yourself. Here are a few tips for setting boundaries clearly and compassionately: Use clear, direct language. ...
How Good Boundaries Make Life With HIV Easier
... Setting boundaries to take care of yourself does not make you mean or selfish – it helps you focus on what you need to do to care for yourself. Here are a few tips for setting boundaries clearly and compassionately: Use clear, direct language. ...
... "The moment I received my official diagnosis, I dropped all my assumptions about HIV. It was so freeing." -Member of myHIVteamLiving with a chronic condition can be difficult and even a burden, but also an opportunity to rid yourself of what you think you know. Have you heard the saying, "People don't get it until they get it"? ...
Beginner's Mind - Not Knowing It All When Living with HIV
... "The moment I received my official diagnosis, I dropped all my assumptions about HIV. It was so freeing." -Member of myHIVteamLiving with a chronic condition can be difficult and even a burden, but also an opportunity to rid yourself of what you think you know. Have you heard the saying, "People don't get it until they get it"? ...
... Food and Drug Administration, news release, March 5, 2019; National Public RadioCopyright © 2019 All rights reserved. ...
... Common Side EffectsCommon side effects for all four medications include injection site reactions, which can include pain and swelling. ...
... The updated booster should be given at least two months after your most recent shot. ...
... HIV specifically attacks CD4 cells, infecting them to help itself replicate and also destroying them.A doctor will render an AIDS diagnosis under any of the following conditions: CD4 cell count has fallen below 200 cells per cubic millimeter CD4 cells make up less than 14 percent of a person’s lymphocytes They find one or more opportunistic infections ...
Diagnosing HIV
... HIV specifically attacks CD4 cells, infecting them to help itself replicate and also destroying them.A doctor will render an AIDS diagnosis under any of the following conditions: CD4 cell count has fallen below 200 cells per cubic millimeter CD4 cells make up less than 14 percent of a person’s lymphocytes They find one or more opportunistic infections ...
... Note that “natural” condoms, such as those made from the intestinal membranes of lambs, do not prevent the transmission of HIV.Taking ART can make it possible to have a healthy pregnancy without the risk of passing HIV to your partner or child. ...
Treatment for HIV
... Note that “natural” condoms, such as those made from the intestinal membranes of lambs, do not prevent the transmission of HIV.Taking ART can make it possible to have a healthy pregnancy without the risk of passing HIV to your partner or child. ...
... Attend regular medical checkups so your healthcare provider can monitor your health, provide preventive medicines or vaccines, and make necessary lifestyle recommendations to help you maintain your quality of life. HIV treatments have made living a long life with HIV possible. ...
6 Complications of HIV You Must Know About
... Attend regular medical checkups so your healthcare provider can monitor your health, provide preventive medicines or vaccines, and make necessary lifestyle recommendations to help you maintain your quality of life. HIV treatments have made living a long life with HIV possible. ...