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Reduce your risk of contracting HIV with PrEP. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is approved for daily use to help prevent an HIV-negative person from getting HIV from a sexual or injection-drug-using partner who’s positive. Studies […]
Tips for getting more sleep when you're living with HIV Getting more sleep is important to stay healthy when you're living with #HIV. 😴 😴 😴 Not getting enough shuteye? 😩 Check out these tips. […]
By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center and medically reviewed by Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center This is Jen. This is Jen presenting the […]
How do I tell my partner I'm living with HIV? ❤️ How do I tell my partner I'm living with HIV? Here's some advice for starting that conversation in this video: 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, LISW-S, HIV Social Worker at MetroHealth Medical Center […]
By: Ann K. Avery, MD, 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 […]
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 […]
By: Ann K. Avery, MD, 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 […]
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 […]
By: Ann K. Avery, MD, 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 […]