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HIV Treatment & Women
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- In Their Own Words: The Current State of Women and HIV (Winter 2002/2003)
Comments from patients, advocates, clinicians and researchers.
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- The Doctor's Opinion (February 2002)
Informative question-and-answer sessions with eight of the most prominent doctors treating HIV-positive women, including a discussion of the unique side effects and treatment struggles among women.
In The Body Features: Women and HIV, from The Body
- Treatment Issues for Women (November 2002)
From AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Positive? How Are You Feeling? (2001)
A comprehensive guide for women on dealing with HIV.
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Facts for Life: What You and the People You Care About Need to Know About HIV/AIDS (2006)
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From American Foundation for AIDS Research
- The Stages of HIV Disease (September 14, 2007)
In AIDS 101: Guide to HIV Basics, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Women's Health Rights (Fall 1998)
A list of your rights as a patient.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
General Treatment Issues
- UNIFEM Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal (Regularly Updated)
From United Nations
- Helping Your Doctor Understand That When It Comes to HIV, Women Aren’t Men (November 14, 2007)
In Newsweek
- What Women With HIV Should Know About Menstruation and Aging (Winter 2007)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Let's Talk About Sex: A Guide for Positive Women (April 2005)
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In WORLD Newsletter, from Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases
- A Guide to the Clinical Care of Women with HIV (PDF) (2005)
From U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
- Women and HIV in the U.S.: An Overview (March 2004)
A detailed review of the HIV risks, infection rates and HIV prevention/treatment issues that pertain specifically to U.S. women.
From HIV InSite
- Sex, Gender and HIV (October 2003)
On the difference between sex and gender, and how each can impact how people respond to HIV infection and treatment.
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- Behind the Frontline: Women, HIV and Reproductive Health (March/April 2003)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- HIV and Menopause (June 20, 2002)
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From PositiveWords
- Update on Women and HIV (May 2002)
A look at gynecological problems and differences in viral load, disease progression and metabolic problems.
In Hopkins HIV Report
- When Conscience Limits Care (September 2001)
Kelly Harmon on the risks women and others may take when going to a medical facility guided by the Catholic Church.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Women and HIV (August/September 2001)
Research highlights.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- HIV Levels Lower in Women (July 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Radical Red: Get Me Some Self-Esteem (July/August 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- What's on the New Drug Horizon? (July 2001)
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Nutrition in the HIV-Positive Woman (May/June 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Women and Pharmacology (March 2001)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- HIV Infection in Women in the United States: Status at the Millennium (March 7, 2001)
In Journal of the American Medical Association
- The Role of Gender in HIV Progression (Spring 2001)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Thank God for Women's Health Activists! (January/February 2001)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Treatment and Prevention News for Women (December 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Better in Women Than in Men (October 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Women and Disease Progression (October 2000)
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Are You Getting Good Medical Care? (Fall/Winter 2000)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Dealing with Menopause (Fall/Winter 2000)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Douching Is Bad for You (September/October 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Information about Gender and Race According to the FDA-Approved Labeling of Anti-HIV Drugs (Summer 2000)
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In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- New Developments in HIV Care for Women (May 2000)
In International AIDS Society Newsletter
- Women and HIV: The New Face of the Epidemic (January 25, 2000)
Audio presentation and slide show from San Francisco General Medical Grand Rounds.
- CRIA Update
A special issue on women and children.
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
- Living with Side Effects (December 1999)
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- More on Gender and Disease Progression (December 1999)
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
- Gender Agenda (Summer 1999)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Women, HIV, and Aging: A Social Worker's Perspective (Summer 1999)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Recent Reports on Women and HIV (April 1999)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Alarming New Findings Suggest Treatment Recommendations Must Be Changed for Women (Winter 1998-1999)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Get Real: Straight Talk About Women's Health (1999)
From U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health
- AIDS Poll Finds Males Get Better Care (Fall 1998)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Adherence (Summer 1998)
A look at making the commitment to take medications regularly.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Adherence Is a Different Issue for Women (May 1998)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Women and HIV: Recent Reports on Women and HIV from Worldwide Sources (April 1998)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Women and HIV: Treatment Strategies for Women Examined at Physicians' Forum (April 1998)
By Nina Marks.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Provider Experience Affects Survival of Women With AIDS (March 9, 1998)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- As the HMO Turns (Spring 1998)
An HIV-positive African American woman advocates for good treatment.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
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