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How often should one get tested?

I haven’t been at any risk but I was wondering: if I’m not sexually active should I get tested regularly or should it only be sexually-active people who get tested regularly?

Will there be a cure for HIV/AIDS?

We always hear scientists saying there will be a cure for HIV/AIDS – do you think HIV/AIDS can ever be cured?

I’m in a steady relationship, what are my chances of contracting HIV?

My boyfriend and I both tested negative for HIV and we engage in unprotected sex because I am on a contraceptive. What are my chances of contracting HIV?

When can my boyfriend and I stop using condoms?

My boyfriend and I have been dating for four months. He wants to stop using condoms. We haven’t gotten tested together yet, but he says he got tested this year and he is negative. I know that I am negative. What must I do? I don’t want to lose him?

If I am HIV-positive, what should I be eating?

I am HIV-positive and I’m not sure what I should be buying to eat. Are there places I can go where they will give me a list of healthy things to eat for my condition?

Do the vitamins that you buy at shops work?

I heard from someone that the vitamins that you buy at shops don’t work. Is this true? 

I’m HIV postive and I am a bread winner at home, how do I disclose to my parents?

I’ve recently found out that I am HIV-positive. I really need my parents to help me financially, but I’m really scared of telling them. What should I do?

What is the safest contraceptive out there?

I come from a strict, religious family who do not encourage or condone sex before marriage. I want to start having sex with my boyfriend and I’m extremely worried about getting pregnant. We have spoken about using condoms, but I wanted to know if there are other forms of birth control I can use without my parents finding out?

Does poverty contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS?

People say that poverty is a major contributor to the spread of HIV/AIDS. That doesn’t make any sense. Surely you can only contract HIV through fluids? How does being poor make any difference? 

How often are HIV-test results wrong?

I’ve seen on movies and TV that doctors sometimes get test results mixed up. I’ve also heard that sometimes the results of an HIV test can come back wrong, how often does this happen? How accurate are the tests?

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