How Many Medications A Day Do You Take For Hiv

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AAHIVM Reaffirms Support for Routine HIV Testing, Calls Upon All Medical Providers to Perform at Least One HIV Test on National HIV Testing Day June 27

Washington, D.C. -- With the overhaul of the nation's health care system at center stage for the White House, the Congress and the country, the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), on National HIV Testing Day 2009, affirms its commitment to... Read more »

Medical Students Join On World AIDS Day to "Cut the Red Tape'' Impeding Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment

Reston, Va. -- On the eve of World AIDS Day, 350 Chicago-area medical student members of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) are expected to rally starting at noon in front of Senator Obama's office, followed by a march to the Illinois... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Questions and Answers on the Use of HIV Medications to Help Prevent the Transmission of HIV

Table of Contents Can HIV Medications Help Prevent the Transmission of HIV? What Does ART Do? How Do We Know When It Is Working? What Does It Mean When the Viral Load Is Undetectable? I Have HIV, and I Take ART Medicines. My Viral Load Is... Read more »

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Acute HIV, Diahrre & Medication; Medical reasons for early testing?; Acute HIV treatment??

Dear Dr Bob,first of all let me thank you SO MUCH for running this fantastic site, and for providing such a positive inspiration for coping with HIV.Now several questions (please answer, altho by comparison with some of the qus asked here, these are...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Nick,Thanks for your kind comments.Proceeding directly to your specific questions:1.Even though I have no idea what "possibly lesious" means, I would absolutely agree your HIV risk is negligible to nonexistent.2.Whether it's... Read more »

HIV Test / HIV Medication

Hi -My partner, we have been together over a year, is HIV positive. I had symptoms back in february which seemed like seroconversion, and an ora quick came back positive in February as well. After that, I performed high risk sexual activity...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,It's essentially impossible to sort out exactly what's going on with you because (1) you've made inappropriate assumptions about your HIV status based on incomplete testing; (2) you choose to have unsafe sex with your positively... Read more »

Medical studies re: HIV trransmission and condom use

Hi Dr. Bob-How are you doing these days. I trust that you are doing well. I'm the "Conservative Christian" who posted about a month ago...I'm still praying for you (and not that you will become a Republican but for your health...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Conservative Christian,Welcome back to the Forum. Thanks for your prayers. I hope the goddess or higher powers or whatever he/she/it turns out to be continues to smile on you as well.Now I'll try to answer your question. Perhaps the... Read more »

Splitting HIV medication in half

I usually work days, but every few weeks I work a week of night shifts (midnight to 8am). I normally take my medication (Sustiva and Kivexa) at 10pm each evening before going to sleep, but have quickly found out that I cannot function on night...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,I would not advise adjusting your meds as you suggest. First off, Sustiva is a capsule and therefore can't be split.Some suggestions to consider:1.If you only recently started your Sustiva/Kivexa regimen, the side effects you mention... Read more »

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HIV DNA RT by PCR test and PEP medications

Posted by johnnyyop2011, 1 Reply

On June 16, I discovered I was exposed several times to HIV from March 15 to June 10.

I tested negative via an antibody tests both in April and on June 17.

On June 17, I was immediately put on Post Exposure Prophylaxis medications (Kaletra 200-50 mg... Read more »

HIV-Specific Medications AT COST - a new service

Posted by CanDoMeds, 1 Reply

To The Body Forum users,

Please allow me to introduce a new public service that my company is offering to HIV-positive patients. My business partner, Dr. Mark Galea, and I have decided to create a special program for certain medical populations, and... Read more »

World AIDS Day 2007 - Deconstructing 'HIV'

Posted by Amun, 6 Replies

Ten years ago electronmicrographs (EMs) were published in Virology, March 1997 (Gluschankof et al and Bess et al) clearly depicting what was assumed to be 'HIV' was in fact cellular debris and mircrovesicles proving that no one is 'HIV' positive... Read more »

pay for medication ?

Posted by eriklehnscherr, 3 Replies

how do you pay your hiv medication ? is it expensive ? Read more »

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