Category: 17: Young and Positive

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

What is a HIV viral load blip?

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center So, you’ve been absolutely crushing your treatment plan and you’ve been undetectable for a while now. That’s awesome, we’re proud of you gurl! […]
00. Spanish, 02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 17: Young and Positive

¿Qué es un pico en la carga viral del VIH?

by Por la Dra. Ann Avery

Por: Ann Avery, médica de enfermedades infecciosas de Metrohealth Medical Center. Ver todos los blogs en español > Así que has estado siguiendo concienzudamente tu plan de tratamiento y ya llevas un tiempo como indetectable. […]
17: Young and Positive

Hungry for sex?

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

If you're hungry for sex, before you head to the bedroom, take a stop in the kitchen and check out these foods that will make sexy time even sexier.  😉 By: Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S, […]
09: Sex When Living with HIV, 17: Young and Positive

Staying safe on dating apps

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

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 Dating apps can make finding cool people to […]
08: Peer Support, 17: Young and Positive

6 celebrities helping fight HIV (and one guy we think should be famous)

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

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 It’s nice to know the people you see […]
17: Young and Positive

Video: HIV hotline

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

Listen, we all want to get through HIV management like Beyonce,💃🏽🍋 baseball bat in hand, smashing up every challenge that comes your way. 💪🏾 But everybody’s gotta ride the hot mess express every once in […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 17: Young and Positive

I have just been diagnosed with HIV: Who do I need to tell?

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

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 Once you find out you’re HIV-positive, you have […]
04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 17: Young and Positive

How to cope with HIV stigma

by Jennifer McMillen Smith, LISW-S

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 HIV stigma You can never tell how people […]
00. Spanish, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 17: Young and Positive

Cómo lidiar con el estigma del VIH

by por Jennifer McMillen Smith

Por Jennifer McMillen Smith, MSSA, LISW-S, División de Enfermedades Infecciosas, y revisado medicamente por Ann Avery, médica de enfermedades infecciosas de Metrohealth Medical Center. Ver todos los blogs en español > Estigma del VIH Nunca […]
17: Young and Positive

HIV by the numbers

by Ann K. Avery, MD

Did you know that 1.2 million Americans over the age of 12 have HIV, and more than 50,000 are diagnosed HIV positive every year? And how about this fact: About 156,000 people in the U.S. […]