Sexual Health and Pleasure

Despite the key role of sex in women's well-being, sexual and reproductive health are too often disconnected from HIV. The Well Project's materials and programs affirm the importance of pleasure, sex positivity, and reproductive justice for women living with HIV across the gender spectrum.

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After a baby is born can be a beautiful, overwhelming time. These questions and resources can serve as reminders to reach out for the support you need – wherever it may come from.

Pregnancy and birth can have an impact on your health. These questions can help you focus on how different providers can best support you.

Get basic information on what safer sex is and is not, how to practice different forms of safer sex, and tips on thinking things through ahead of time.

Learn about GYN care, what to expect with breast and pelvic exams, questions to ask your provider, and more.

"We focus on our health but often that’s not enough. What about living a full life in every sense? Women are burdened with many responsibilities and traumas."

Women Like Us – Aging Positively focuses on increasing overall health and wellness among women aging with HIV by increasing social connectedness and access to relevant health information.

Learn about the ways older women are overlooked despite being vulnerable to acquiring HIV, how knowledge is power, and the importance of getting tested.

SHE/HER/THEY is an educational outreach initiative focused on improving engagement in care, health outcomes, and well-being for women living with and vulnerable to HIV while promoting language justice and holistic wellness through a non-stigmatizing lens.

Many complex factors affect women's health beyond HIV. Learn about reproductive justice, the role of pleasure, and other related ways of thinking about people's sexual and reproductive lives.

In session four of the WATCH! 2.0 series, we will arm you with the tools and knowledge you need to take action around your sexual health.

Oral sex can be safe and fun! Get basic facts about the chances of getting HIV from oral sex, and tips for safer oral sex.

Does HIV make it hard for you to feel sexy or be intimate? Get some tips about how to boost your sex-esteem and put the pleasure back in sex!

Not only do I want these things, I deserve them. So does everyone else living with HIV. Shift the paradigm. Let's talk about pleasure.

"The best part of being able to sit on the panel … was the fact that I was able to talk about women's health, sex, and pleasure," writes The Well Project community advisory board member Kim Canady of her experience speaking at AIDS 2024.

"I found myself about to give up and not write anything – until I found myself in the Global Village," writes community advisory board member Kimberly Canady of her experience in Munich, Germany, at AIDS 2024.

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