HIV and AIDS
'Many HIV-positive women assume they'll pass on HIV to their baby, but that's not the case these days'
Sarah has HIV. She describes her pregnancy and the steps she had to take to ensure shed have a healthy baby.
An expert explains what HIV is and how to avoid passing it on to your unborn child.
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Medically Reviewed by a doctor on 4 Jun 2015
Introduction
Read about HIV, a virus most commonly caught by having unprotected sex or by sharing infected needles and other injecting equipment to inject drugs.
Symptoms of HIV
Symptoms of early HIV infection, also called primary HIV infection or seroconversion, and AIDS (late-stage HIV infection).
Causes
Read about the causes of HIV, how it spreads, who's most at risk and its origins in Africa
HIV testing
Read about HIV testing, including when you should get tested, where you can get tested, and what the different tests involve.
Treating HIV
Treatments for HIV, including post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV and pregnancy, sperm washing, side effects and getting support.
Living with HIV
Information for people living with HIV, including medication advice, how to stay healthy and reduce your risk of illness and where to find help and support.
Preventing HIV
Find out how to prevent passing on HIV to others by taking precautions, such as using a condom, when having penetrative vaginal or anal sex.
'Many HIV-positive women assume they'll pass on HIV to their baby, but that's not the case these days'
Sarah has HIV. She describes her pregnancy and the steps she had to take to ensure shed have a healthy baby. An expert explains what HIV is and how to avoid passing it on to your unborn child.
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'Things have moved on a lot since I was diagnosed with HIV'
Michael Edwards contractedHIV in 1990. He is now 62 and is still working and leading a healthy life. The first sign was a bad dose of flu. Like me, my GP is
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