Category: 16: Women and HIV

16: Women and HIV

Chestfeeding, Breastfeeding and HIV: What You Need to Know

Welcome to a blog about some of the best news we’ve heard all year: If you’re living with HIV and want to have kids, United States guidelines now say that you can consider chest- and […]
03: Getting Tested for HIV, 05: HIV Healthcare, 16: Women and HIV

What Are the Early Signs of HIV in Women?

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center HIV can be tricky to recognize at first—it likes to play hide and seek. 👀 But did you know that men and women […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 03: Getting Tested for HIV, 04: Newly Diagnosed / HIV 101, 05: HIV Healthcare, 15: Trans and HIV, 16: Women and HIV

Finding an HIV specialist: who should be on your medical team?

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center If you're living with HIV, having the right health care team by your side is super important. One of the key members of […]
10: Side Effects & Complications, 16: Women and HIV

Does HIV Cause Hair Loss?

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center Does HIV cause hair loss? Hey, we don’t blame you for asking; those luscious locks deserve to be looked after! 🤩 But the […]
02: Everyday Advice for Living with HIV, 16: Women and HIV

How to talk to your kids about your HIV status

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 Making the decision to tell anyone about your […]
00. Spanish, 10: Side Effects & Complications, 16: Women and HIV

La PrEP y el embarazo: Conoce los riesgos y efectos secundarios

by la Dra. Ann K. Avery

Escrito por la Dra Ann K. Avery, MD, médica de enfermedades infecciosas del MetroHealth Medical Center La cuestión de la PrEP y el embarazo es un poco enredada. La PrEP, o profilaxis previa a la […]
10: Side Effects & Complications, 16: Women and HIV

PrEP and pregnancy: Know the risks and side effects

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center The question of PrEP and pregnancy is a bit of a tangle. PrEP, or Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, is a medicine HIV-negative people can take […]
07: Protecting my Partner, 09: Sex When Living with HIV, 16: Women and HIV

Internal condoms: Why condoms aren’t just for tops anymore

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 An internal condom is designed specifically for use […]
16: Women and HIV

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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 National Women’s and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is […]
01: Blogs With Audio Content, 16: Women and HIV

I've just been diagnosed with HIV...and I'm pregnant

by Ann K. Avery, MD

By: Ann K. Avery, MD, Infectious Disease Physician at MetroHealth Medical Center You can’t help worrying: What’s going to happen to my baby now that I have HIV? OK, so “pregnant with HIV” sounds like […]