Guides
Treatment guides
Introduction to combination therapy
What is combination therapy? How does it work? CD4 and viral load tests. When to start. Which drug. Side effects, adherence and resistance. April 2012.
HIV testing and sexual transmission
Sexual health for you and your partner. Understanding transmission risks. How and when to test. What the results mean. January 2012.
HIV, pregnancy and women’s health
Planning your pregnancy. HIV treatment when pregnant. Important monitoring tests. Stopping your baby getting HIV. After baby is born. September 2011.
Changing treatment
Second-line therapy and drug resistance. Why treatment stops working and when to change. February 2011.
Side effects and other complications
How side effects occur. Recording side effects. Communicating with you doctor. Individual short and long term side affects. Tips to help. December 2010.
Hepatitis C for people living with HIV
What is hepatitis C? Testing and diagnosis. Monitoring tests. Liver biopsy and Fibroscan. Treatment options. Living with hepatitis C coinfection. March 2009.
Community guide to HIV research
how clinical trials work, why they are important, understanding the results and the role of the advocate in research. March 2009.
Record your treatment
Side effects diary and other charts from our Treatment Passport to record your CD4 count, viral load, treatment history and other information. September 2009
Useful links, phoneline, Q and A, news
Phoneline 0808 800 6013 Mon-Wed 12-4pm
- Recent questions and answers • Subjects
- I’m worried about my CD4 and have resistance, neuropathy and arthritis
- What is the life expectancy of an HIV positive child?
- What is the difference between Trustiva and Truvada?
- My 4 year old daughter’s CD4 has dropped, what does this mean?
- Pregnant and newly diagnosed, do I need to take ARVs?
- I am 24 years old and HIV positive and I have lost all self esteem
- How much does treatment cost?
- HTB Turkey: April 2012 edition online
- New BHIVA guidelines: HIV positive adults and HIV & pregnancy
- Pre-press HTB reports from BHIVA conference
- NEW: Introduction to Combination Therapy – 2012 update
- First reports from CROI: the cure, new drugs, kids, PrEP and hepC
- March/April issue of HTB now online
- i-Base pregnancy guide: Portuguese edition