FAQs About CD4 (T-Cell) Count

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FAQs About CD4 (T-Cell) Count

General Questions | Questions From People on HIV Treatment

General Questions

Questions From People on HIV Treatment

Are there any HIV drugs -- or other medications -- known to increase CD4 counts?
My CD4 percentage has increased 3 percent over the last seven months I've been on meds. Is that good progress?
Does my CD4 count of 61 mean that I have AIDS?
I've been on meds for six months and my CD4 count has only gone up by three. What's going on?
My doc says that my CD4 count isn't that important because my viral load is undetectable -- is this true?
Is there a reason my CD4 count has been rising so slowly even though I'm on meds?
Why won't my CD4 count go any higher than 500?
Although I'm on treatment, my CD4 count has been dropping. Why would this be happening?

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