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Sex and relationships

HIV is sexually transmissible and most people with HIV in Australia became HIV positive through sex. Issues such as disclosure, negotiation and safe sex are covered in this section of the website.

Key resources

Treat Yourself Right
Cover image - Treat Yourself Right 2007

This educational resource developed by AFAOAustralian Federation of AIDS Organisations. AFAO is the peak non-government organisation representing Australia's community-based response to HIV/AIDS. AFAO's work includes education, policy, advocacy and international projects. and NAPWA outlines the treatment options for women living with HIV.

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.

Managing Social Change

From Ahead of Time: A practical guide to growing older with HIV • 9 April 2010

In this section people with HIV discuss the personal and social implications of ageing, and discuss their strategies for coping with change. read more »

Disclosure

From Ahead of Time: A practical guide to growing older with HIV • 9 April 2010

People living with HIV who seek treatment for an agerelated illness, which is not related to their HIV, can sometimes feel short changed because their sexuality and positive status may become a priority in some health care settings. read more »

Are you clean?

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 26 February 2010

It has become a favourite on online dating sites as the ‘polite’ way to ask about HIV status. Just for the record, it is not polite. It is both stigmatising and discriminatory.

Twenty five years on, do we still suffer stigma and discrimination? David Menadue finds that, in some areas particularly, we still do. read more »

Orgasms are good for you

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 26 November 2009

Two large studies, reported in 2003 and 2004, found that middle­aged men who had (or remember having) at least four orgasms a week throughout their 20s, 30s and 40s had a reduced risk of prostate cancer by as much as one­third. Some researchers speculate that ejaculations may clear the prostate of carcinogens. read more »

HIV Seroconversion Study 2007 - 9

• Scott Lockhart • 19 October 2009

The Seroconversion Study collects both quantitative and qualitative data from mainly homosexual men who have recently been diagnosed with HIV. Men are referred to the online questionaire through clinics and HIV organisations providing services to men who are newly diagnosed. Men completing the online questionaire volunteer for the more extended depth interview. read more »

Herpes

From Treat Yourself Right • 2 July 2009

Herpes infections are caused by a virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell., either herpes simplex virus type I or II. Herpes simplex I is the virus that causes cold sores. This virus can also cause genital herpes, and is now the most common cause of new genital herpes infections in young adults. Genital herpes is also caused by the herpes simplex II virus, and this is the most common cause of recurring lesions. read more »

Real time: a resource for gay and bisexual men

Resource • 2 July 2009

This is a resource for gay and bisexual men to assist you to avoid taking risks. read more »

Sex between HIV–positive couples

From Treat Yourself Right • 25 June 2009

Whether or not to use condoms and lube if your partner is also HIV positive is a matter of personal choice. read more »

Making your choice

From Treat Yourself Right • 19 June 2009

No one contraceptive option is going to suit every woman with HIV and discussion both with your sexual partner(s) and your doctor is important to work out what will fit best with your life and your needs. read more »

Surgical options

From Treat Yourself Right • 19 June 2009

Both men and women can have surgery as a permanent form of contraception. read more »

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