Hiv Medication Over A Lifetime

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You and Your Meds: The Dance of a Lifetime

As the saying goes: It takes two to tango. If you're on HIV treatment, those antiretrovirals you take every day are your lifelong dance partner. With good preparation and coordination, you and your meds will dance together beautifully -- a... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV-Positive Women Report More Lifetime Partner Violence: Findings from a Voluntary Counseling and Testing Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

There is growing evidence linking the epidemics of HIV and violence against women. Women are the fastest-growing population to become infected with HIV in most regions of the world. In 1999, it was estimated that there were 15,000 new infections per... Read more »

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the United States: Impact on Lifetime Infection Risk, Clinical Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness

"The combination of tenofovir and emtricitabine shows promise as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)," noted the authors, who undertook the current study to forecast the clinical, epidemiological, and economic outcomes of PrEP, "taking into account... Read more »

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Loss of Lifetime Immunity?

If a person becomes infected with HIV, would they lose the lifetime immunity they have already obtained from illnesses (such as chicken pox, specific common cold strains, etc.)? In other words, can HIV make the body "forget" that it has...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Most acquired immunity is maintained in HIV+ persons particularly if the CD4 count is maintained above 200-350. Immunity often wanes with age and it remains unclear whether adequately treated HIV will add to that diminished immunity as patients... Read more »

lifetime treatment?

Is there any long term treatment for CMV specifically that is both safe and can keep viral levels down?...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

As we do not have a CMV forum, I field this one.For people with CMV disease (that means organ damage from this virus such as destruction of the retina of the eye) valganciclovir can reduce the level of the virus in the body and prevent further... Read more »

Please Dr. Bob -- Re-look at my issue one last time -- I missed some information. Lifetime commitment of donations to Foundation.

Dear Dr Frascino, Please look at the additional information below. I will commit a Lifetime of donations every uear to your Foundation.I know you don't like answering or repeating yourself, but Dr. Bob I think I left out two important issues...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Cynthia,Correct. I don't like repeating myself, because I then have less time to answer other questions. So I'll be brief.1. The additional information does not change my assessment: no risk.2. The additional information does not... Read more »

reversing hiv medication related fat loss

is there any known prescription or non-prescription remedy or drug that is currently being used to promote fat cell rejuvination for hiv + or - people who for whatever reason have experienced significant loss of body fat...which psychologically is...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

The treatment of fat loss or lipoatrophy remains challenging with no one treatment showing consistent promise to date for generalized fat wasting. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced earlier this year that it will begin to... Read more »

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first and last lap dance of my lifetime

Posted by Anonymous, 10 Replies

3 weeks ago I went to a strip bar with my friends, being my first time, friends bought me a lap dance. During the dance, I sucked on her nipples for few seconds, kissed her ears by the ear ring (not dry) and finally she slipped her tongue into my... Read more »

Why HIV/AIDS now, during my lifetime?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I wish I could understand more about HIV/AIDS. I know alot, but it never seems to be enough.

I have herpes (caught in 97) and I have had anxiety attacks ever since about HIV/AIDS. I know that my body now has an entry point for HIV/AIDS.

The last time... Read more »

Medication affecting HIV test

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Where can I find out information about medication affecting results of HIV test? I was on antifungal when I took my test & worried about false negative.

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Medical Text on HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I was reading at the medical school's bookstore the textbook they use on HIV infection. In the chapter on the window period, they said it is basically reduced to 5 weeks. They said that an Elisa test @ 6 weeks is most likely to be positive.

Now, we... Read more »

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