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Women and HIV (May 8, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
What Works in HIV Prevention for Women of Color (2001)
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From AIDS Action Council
White Girls Don't Get AIDS (November/December 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Reducing the Risk of Getting HIV from Sexual Activities (September 14, 2007)
In AIDS 101: Guide to HIV Basics, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation

The Basics

Women: The Sex Factor (Winter 2005/2006)
A detailed overview of sexual HIV transmission among American women, including recommendations for improving HIV prevention.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Private Part Smarts: Why Safe Sex is a Menopause Priority (June 2004)
In Menopause Flashes, from The North American Menopause Society
It Takes 2: Partnering With Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health (PDF) (August 2003)
Men must be persuaded to support their female partners' sexual needs, choices and rights in order to stem the spread of HIV, this report says.
From United Nations Population Fund
Michigan: Black Women Urged to Be Wary of AIDS (June 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
If You Want It Done Right: Learning Women's Health (May/June 2003)
A guide to books and Web sites about women's health and women's sexuality.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Condoms, Confidence and Keepin' It Real: Talking About the Tough Stuff (May 20, 2002)
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From PositiveWords
Loving Yourself to Love Others (2002)
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From PositiveWords
Women and HIV (August/September 2001)
Research highlights.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Striking a Balance: HIV Testing for Pregnant Women and Newborns (August 2000)
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Annotated Bibliography: HIV/AIDS Prevention Resources for Women (June/July 1999)
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
What Are Women's HIV Prevention Needs? (August 1998)
From Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
HIV/AIDS Prevention: Special Issue on Women and HIV (July 1997)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Strategies for Preventing HIV in Women (July 1997)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Woman-Initiated Methods for HIV Prevention (July/August 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Female-Controlled Methods for HIV/STD Prevention (April 1996)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

News & Viewpoints

An Opportunity to Overcome My Fear of HIV (May/June 2008)
Sometimes our greatest fear is fear itself.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Stigma Clings Stubbornly to Women Living With HIV/AIDS (March 31, 2008)
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, to release results of a national survey of public perceptions of women living with HIV/AIDS.
From American Foundation for AIDS Research
Nationally Representative Study Reveals Missed HIV and STD Screening Opportunities for Young, High-Risk Women Seeking Contraceptive Services (March 11, 2008)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10, 2008)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Current HIV Prevention Policy: Initiatives That Affect Women (Winter 2008)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
"We Need a Microbicide Now!" (April 2006)
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Why Condoms Aren't Enough to Protect Women From HIV (July 24, 2004)
Worldwide, the use of condoms is inconsistent, even when they are readily available, according to this British Medical Journal editorial. For women to truly protect themselves from HIV, it says, more options must be available.
In British Medical Journal
Bill Increasing Federal Funding for Women's Health Introduced to Congress (April 26, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New HIV Prevention Film, "Women's Voices, Women's Lives," Focuses on African Americans (May 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bill Gates Donates $28 Million to Diaphragm Research Project (May 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sex, Lies and Abstinence (April 29, 2003)
A review of the different tactics the Bush administration has used to undermine effective HIV prevention efforts in the U.S.
In Conscience, a Newsjournal of Catholic Opinion
AIDS Has a Woman's Face: Gender and Power: New Strategies for HIV Prevention (March 7, 2003)
Audio and slide presentations from a University of California-San Francisco conference.
From HIV InSite
New Vision (Spring 2003)
In both domestic violence and HIV prevention, women may feel they have little control.
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In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
More Than Half of Sexually Active HIV-Infected Heterosexuals Report Risky Sexual Behavior (November 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Power and Prevention (October 2000)
In WISE Words, from Project Inform
A View From the Prevention Beat -- Women and HIV: A Conversation With Dr. Patricia L. Gay (August 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Naked Sex, the Female Condom, and New Microbicides (January 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Study Finds Women Are Often Not Tested and Go Undiagnosed With HIV (Fall 1999)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women (March 3, 1999)
A speech by Peter Piot, Executive Director UNAIDS.
In Commission on the Status of Women, Forty-third Session, from United Nations
AIDS Action Calls on Mandatory Testing [Of Pregnant Women and Newborns] Proponents to End Misinformation Campaign (May 1, 1996)
From AIDS Action Council

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