Your treatment

2007

Code: 138
Category: Living with HIV Treatments

This 56 page booklet gives a basic, but comprehensive introduction to HIV treatments. Written in plain English, it describes:

• what HIV is
• CD4 counts and viral load tests
• starting combination therapy
• why it’s important to take the pills exactly as prescribed
• practical tips to help you take pills on time
• the most common side effects, and how to deal with them
• issues for pregnant women
• treatment if you also have hepatitis or tuberculosis
• getting the most from the HIV clinic.