Building Your Team

< Back to Geo's Main Page KNOW WHO'S ON YOUR TEAM!Meet the team members who help people with HIV stay healthy. Geo's 2020 Lotería Recap Building Your Team Types of HIV Tests Protecting Others Fight the Stigma! First Things First: HIV Treatment Ready for a Lesson? PrEP VS PEP Finding...

The Main Event: PrEP VS. PEP

< Back to Celeste's Main Page PrEP vs. PEPWhat’s the difference between PrEP and PEP? Find out more about these two HIV prevention methods with this infographic. Celeste's 2020 Lotería Recap The Main Event: PrEP VS. PEP HIV Self-Tests Love with Different Status' Common Myths About HIV You Gotta be...

Getting Inside Your Head

< Back to Aubrey's Main Page WHAT'S YOUR SAFE WORD?How can HIV impact my mental health?Almost every person faces mental health challenges at some point. Major stresses—like the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job, or moving—can have a major impact on mental health. Having a serious...

HIV Medical Visits

< Back to AJ's Main Page What Can You Expect at Your Medical Visits?Living with HIV can be challenging at times. Partnering with your health care provider will help you manage your health and HIV care.During your medical appointments, your health care provider may:Conduct medical exams to see how HIV...

Talk Testing Together

< Back to Saszy's Main Page TALK TESTING TOGETHERTalk to your partners and friends about knowing your status and getting tested. Knowing your HIV status helps you choose options to stay healthy. HIV testing is free, fast, and confidential. The only way to know for sure whether you have HIV...

Who Should Get Tested?

< Back to Jimena's Main Page WHO SHOULD GET TESTEDThe only way to know for sure whether you have HIV is to get tested. CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care. Knowing your...

Types of HIV Tests

< Back to Geo's Main Page TYPES OF HIV TESTSWhat kinds of tests are available, and how do they work?There are three types of tests available: nucleic acid tests (NAT), antigen/antibody tests, and antibody tests. HIV tests are typically performed on blood or oral fluid. They may also be performed...

HIV Self-Tests

< Back to Celeste's Main Page HIV SELF-TESTINGCan I get an HIV test to use at home or in a private location?Yes. These are known as HIV self-tests. There are two kinds:A Rapid Self-Test is done entirely at home or in a private location and can produce results within 20 minutes. You...

Get Tested!

< Back to Aubrey's Main Page GETTING TESTEDShould I get tested for HIV?CDC recommends everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once.People at higher risk should get tested more often. If you were HIV-negative the last time you were tested, the test was...

HIV Testing

< Back to Raul's Main Page HIV TESTING:  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWTaking an HIV test is the only reliable way to know whether you have HIV. If you have HIV, it's very important that it's diagnosed as soon as possible. That way:You can begin to get the medical care...

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