HBV – hepatitis B, a virus that causes liver disease.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
treat as non-pregnant adult – Treat as non-pregnant adult is a very common phrase in HIV and pregnancy. This means that generally your HIV is treated as if you were not pregnant. There are some exceptions, particularly when you do not need treatment for your own HIV and concerning some of the commonly used HIV drugs.
median (average) – where the results are all arranged in numerical order and the middle of the range is taken as the (median) average. See mean.
mean (average) – where all the results are added together, and then divided by the number of results to find the (mean) average. See median.
STARHS – this is a type of HIV test that can indicate whether you are likely to have been infected within the last six months. STARHS stands for Serological Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion. In the UK this test is now called RITA (Recent Infection Treatment Algorithm).