Some evidence suggests that transgender women with HIV may have concerns over interactions between HIV medicines and gender-affirming treatments. Research has found that transgender women may develop more severe bone loss and have a higher risk of heart disease than others with HIV.13As a result, ...
Discover early signs of HIV that affect both men and women, and explore the unique symptoms women may experience. Understand the importance of early detection.
HIV affects a fair number of American women (more than 7,000 were diagnosed in 2016, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). And the symptoms of HIV often catch many by surprise. Here are nine HIV symptoms to watch out for.
HIV demographics shifting toward womenReports the demographic shifting of HIV toward women in the U.S. Signs and symptoms of HIV in women; Association of the virus with heterosexuality; Use of antiretroviral therapy to treat ...
Transgender women Gay men Black people Latinx people Other people of color, including Native American/indigenous people People living with disabilities People living in southeastern states Racism and other inequalities put people of color, especially Black people living in the southeastern U.S., at a...
HIV risk is even greater for certain racial and ethnic groups. Black MSM have a 1 in 2 lifetime risk for HIV. Hispanic or Latino MSM have a 1 in 4 risk. In 2022, 39% of diagnosed infections in the U.S. among men who have sex with men were among Black men; 33% were among His...
HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Existing evidence has demonstrated that there is substantial local variation in the prevalence of HIV; however, subnational variation has not been investigated at a high spatial resolution across the continent. Here we explore wit...
“St. Parascheva” Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases in Iasi, we carried out a retrospective clinical investigation on patients with HIV/AIDS and ophthalmological conditions who were hospitalized in northeastern Romania. We seek to draw attention to the characteristics and ophthalmological ...
What do women with HIV need to know?HIV increases the risk for cancer of the cervix, anus, vulva, and vagina. Follow up with your healthcare provider and get a Pap smear as directed. Pap smears check for signs of cervical cancer. Ask your healthcare provider which birth control method ...
Enhancing benefits or increasing harms: community responses for HIV among men who have sex with men, transgender women, female sex workers, and people who inject drugs. J Acquir Immune Defi c Syndr. 2014;66(suppl 3):S319–28. Article Google Scholar Gruskin S, Ferguson L, Alfven T, R...