Finding the confidence to get back out there
Once you become poz, then what? Do you stop having sex, be unhappy, overthink, not go out, feel fearful and anxious?
Once you become poz, then what? Do you stop having sex, be unhappy, overthink, not go out, feel fearful and anxious?
Like many people living with HIV, I work full-time. I worked before my diagnosis and I’ve continued to work since my diagnosis.
I was thirty two and a mother when I was told I was HIV positive at the refugee detention centre.
A number of major international studies show the use of Truvada as an oral PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) can help prevent the transmission of HIV.
In 1995, at the age of 37 I became HIV+. At the time I felt my whole life was falling apart.
I have HIV and a number of other chronic health conditions including living with a mental health diagnosis.
As a heterosexual woman living with HIV for the past 21 years, I am acutely aware that the lived experience of women with HIV today is still mired in ignorance and invisibility.
PrEP is a HIV prevention method in which people who do not have HIV infection take a pill daily to reduce their risk of contracting HIV.
People with HIV have had some wins in the last twelve months and when we have wins I think we need to celebrate them.
If you are diagnosed with HIV, starting HIV treatment immediately is the best option for long-term health.