Fact Sheets A-Z

Learn more about chlamydia, one of the most common – and treatable – sexually transmitted infections.

Injection drug users are at high risk of acquiring HIV and hepatitis. Learn how to reduce your risk, including how to clean drug equipment if you cannot get new sterile syringes.

Learn about gynecologic concerns experienced by people with a vagina, cervix, uterus, and/or ovaries – including those more common or serious for people living with HIV.

Get basic information on some common complementary therapies. Learn which can help and which may be harmful for people living with HIV.

Learn the benefits of starting HIV treatment sooner, and steps to prepare – find a provider, learn HIV basics, and have a positive attitude.

Get tips about being ready to go back to work, what kind of work you want to do, applying for jobs, and caring for yourself in the process.

Learn about contraception for women living with HIV across the gender spectrum: several methods that also prevent HIV, several that do not, and tips on choosing.

The COVID-19 pandemic had particular impacts on women and communities affected by HIV. Learn more about the early months of this global public health crisis – and where we are now.

Dating can be tricky for women living with HIV. Whom do you tell and when? Get tips on meeting people, dating, disclosing, and more.

Feeling low? Learn about depression – what it is, why women living with HIV are likely to have it, and why it is important to diagnose and treat it.