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Living with HIV

Living well with HIV means more than taking care of your health. Managing relationships, preventing transmission of HIV to others, childbirth and pregnancy, and travelling with HIV are just some areas where being HIV positive presents special challenges.

HIV Living deals with the lived experience of the diversity of positive people to inform stakeholders and policymakers - ensuring that responses are effective, equitable and appropriate.

In this area of our web site you'll find articles and resources focusing on living well with HIV, and telling the real personal stories of people with HIV.

Key resources

Having a life
Having a Life (resource) – cover image

This ANET resource takes an innovative peer approach to describing the experience of living with HIV/AIDS, based on the personal stories of people living with HIV. Themes covered include treatments, sexuality, disclosure, work, money, pregnancy and fathering children, and more.

Ahead of Time: A practical guide to growing older with HIV
Ahead of Time cover image

The impact of HIV on our bodies and on the immune system as we get older is greatly affected by ageing.HIV affects each of us differently. Some people progress to symptoms very quickly, while others live for 20-plus years without any signs of immune suppression or symptoms.

HIV Positive Gay Sex
HIV Positive Gay Sex - cover

This booklet is about being gay, having HIV and sex. It has been written from a positive man's perspective.

Declaration of rights for people living with HIV/AIDS

Story • 18 November 2005

Full text of the revised Declaration of Rights for People Living with HIV/AIDS, launched at the NAPWHA Conference on 19 November. read more »

Your Body Blueprint for HIV and healthy living

Story • Graham Stocks • 18 April 2013

A new campaign has just been launched for all HIV-positive people.

‘Your Body Blueprint’ campaign aims to encourage and support people living with HIV (PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHAPerson (or People) Living with HIV/AIDS..) to lead healthier lives. It does this by assisting PLHIV to identify strategies to reduce their risk of developing co-morbidities such as cardiovascular disease, renal disease, osteopenia etc, as well as encouraging them to proactively engage with their healthcare providers in regular health monitoring and screening for co-morbidities. read more »

PozQuest for women at Bundanoon, NSW

Story • Kathryn Key • 12 April 2013

The Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, in conjunction with Petrea King’s Quest for life Foundation will conduct a workshop for positive women at Bundanoon in March 2013. PozQuest workshops have been provided by BGF in partnership with Quest for Life since 2008. They address the challenges of HIV, grief, depression and other trauma, and provide practical self-help strategies for increasing well-being and peace of mind. read more »

The positive traveller

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 8 March 2013

With a little pre-planning and a dash of adventurous spirit, travel can do wonders for your health and wellbeing. But there are pitfalls to avoid, writes David Menadue. read more »

A little can go a long way

Positive Living article • David Anders • 7 March 2013

Gone are the days of multiple daily dosing and battling horrendous side effects to achieve viral suppression. Newer generation drugs can achieve much with a lot less effort.

Armed with this knowledge, David Anders made the transition from standard triple combination therapyHighly Active AntiRetroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. Therapy ??? aggressive treatment of HIV infection using several different drugs together. to a lighter regimen of boosted darunavir monotherapy. read more »

Coping with loss and grief

Positive Living article • Loretta Healey • 7 March 2013

State of Mind: the column where therapists recommend techniques we can employ to deal with the symptoms of anxiety or depression. In this issue, Loretta Healey offers some practical wisdom to help those coping with loss and grief. read more »

Fit to travel

Positive Living article • Dr Louise Owen • 7 March 2013

Doctor Louise answers readers questions. This time she talks about staying well while travelling overseas. read more »

Life insurance now an option

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 7 March 2013
living with HIV

Once upon a time, HIV was viewed as too much of an insurance risk. But these days, some Australian companies are offering full policies for people living with HIV. read more »

Getting on the DSP

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 7 March 2013

Why did this reader have to go through such an ordeal to get on the Disability Support Pension? read more »

You want that wrapped?

Positive Living article • admin • 7 March 2013

The sort of sex that positive men do together is not something that gets talked about too often.

But Positive Life NSW wants to change all that. read more »

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