Why Are Women More Susceptible To Hiv

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The Feminization of an Epidemic

Women and HIV in the United States Women represent the fastest growing demographic of HIV infections worldwide. In order to work on reversing this trend, we must have a thorough understanding of the unique issues that affect women living with HIV infection. To date, the medical community has focused a large amount of its research efforts on HIV/AIDS in men. 1 ,2 However, both clinical experience and the observational data that we do have...

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clinical significance of reductions in HIV susceptibility

What is the clinical significance of the reported fold changes in HIV susceptibility to various antiretroviral agents in response to HIV codon mutations? Can a drug that HIV has, for example, a 5-fold reduction in susceptibilty to still be...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Indeed it may, combined with other agents which have equal or greater potency and/or lack of resistance. In addition, certain mutations which confer resistance (genotypic and phenotypic) to one agent, may enhance the activity of other agents. For... Read more »

Am I more susceptible to...

I have been HIV+ for 3 years and seeing a HIV specialist for 2 years. My viral loads have always been low, 6K or less. My cd4 has been up and down between 500 - 800, between 20 - 35. In September my vl was 6K & cd4 539 at 22. At the...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question and warm comments.Would seem to me, based on your numbers, that you've had a slow, but steady decline in both your CD4 count and percentages. This would indicate progressive immune function decline, perhaps resulting... Read more »

virual susceptibility test

I was diagnosed HIV+ in Feb-2005. At that time my CD4 was 544 and VL was 24,454. I went for my 6M F/U appt. on Sept-2005, and my numbers were; CD4=288 and VL=62,089. My Dr. suggested to start treatment but is running another set of numbers CD4...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Yup, agree with the plan, provided the numbers are consistent with the last set, or if the CD4 count is lower and viral load higher.... Read more »

Women and Wasting

Are women more susceptible to AIDS wasting than men? My mother seems to be affected pretty badly and I was wondering if it is a result of her being a woman?Thanks so much, the website is wonderful. ...

Response from Cade Fields-Gardner M.S., R.D.

The Cutting Edge

A woman's body will respond differently than a man's. Research suggests a couple of things that may come into play for your mother: women may waste fat tissues more than men in the process of losing weight (not considering alterations in... Read more »

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Posted by PozInOrlando, 1 Reply

I am recently HIV+ and it seems based on what I read about and have heard that men who are HIV- tend to be more accepting of a woman who's HIV+ than the other way around when it comes to serodiscordant relationships

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