02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 17: Young and Positive

Video: Your mouth and HIV

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

Your mouth and HIV Your mouth and HIV: Did you know your mouth may be the first place to show signs of HIV? By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 07: Protecting my Partner, 09: Sex When Living with HIV

Can I only have sex with other HIV-positive people?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center Being HIV-positive doesn’t mean you can’t have sex. Once you know you have HIV, you know you don’t want to give it to somebody else. […]
00. Spanish, 03: Getting Tested for HIV

¿Qué son los recuentos de CD4 y las cargas virales?

by Por la Dra. Ann Avery

Por: Ann Avery, médica de enfermedades infecciosas de Metrohealth Medical Center. Ver todos los blogs en español > Cuando tienes el VIH, los médicos te envían al laboratorio para que te saquen sangre y puedan […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV

What are CD4 counts and viral loads?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center When you have HIV, doctors send you to the lab for blood draw so they can determine two important blood test results: CD4 count, or […]
05: HIV Healthcare

How drug assistance programs can help you afford your HIV meds

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, Division of Infectious Disease and medically reviewed by Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center You’ve seen this advice a dozen times by now: Take your HIV […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare

HIV-AIDS glossary: Words you need to know

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center These are some of the most common terms about HIV, AIDS, the immune system, HIV treatments, HIV testing and HIV prevention. HIV Basic Terms HIV […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV

What happens during a HIV test?

by Dr. Ann Avery

By: Ann Avery, Infectious Disease Physician at Metrohealth Medical Center The hardest things about HIV tests are making up your mind to get tested and waiting for your results. The tests themselves are incredibly simple: […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 05: HIV Healthcare

Video: Steps for keeping meds on hand

by Jennifer McMillen Smith

Steps for keeping meds on hand It's important to make sure you keep your HIV meds on hand at all time! Check out our tips for making sure you always have your prescription ready!   By: Jennifer […]
05: HIV Healthcare, 06: Talking to a Doctor, 11: Healthy Habits

Take your meds! The importance of HIV medication adherence

by Dr. Ann Avery

Adherence comes from the word “adhere,” which means “to stick.” And that’s exactly what you have to do when you have HIV infection: Stick to your treatment plan. You’ve probably heard by now that anti-retroviral […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV

The importance of exercise when you're living with HIV

by Dr. Ann Avery

Exercise gives you options. All people living with HIV ever hear is what they MUST do to stay healthy. Take your meds, practice safer sex, get to your doctor’s appointments on time. They’re not exactly […]