Pocket ART

Having a baby involves much more than the medical and practical side to pregnancy. For many people it is a central part of their life. Although HIV makes life more complicated, you can still have children and a family. ART …

ART stands for antiretroviral treatment. HIV drugs are called antiretrovirals because HIV is a retrovirus. ART is used to treat HIV. It is an exciting time for HIV care. ART is now the routine next step after finding out you …

It sounds obvious but talking is important This is still the most direct way for your doctor to understand how you are feeling. This includes anything that you are worried about. Mild side effects are sometimes easy to manage but …

ART (HIV treatment) uses very effective drugs with a low risk of side effects You and your doctor can choose and change ART – so that you have the best quality of life. If side effects occur, they are usually …

QoL stand for Quality of Life As ART is hopefully going to keep you alive for a long time. you want to make sure your quality of life is good. Advice for a healthier lifestyle advice is just as important for HIV …

Because HIV is present in breast/chest milk, bottle feeding with formula milk is strongly recommended in the UK Bottle feeding with formula milk is health and nutritious and 100% safe for protecting your baby from becoming infected by HIV. Being …

PrEP and Women: new leaflet with Sophia Forum

The PARTNER study reported zero HIV transmissions from a positive partner on ART to their negative partner. This was after couples in the study had sex more than 58,500 times without using condoms. Detailed report of the PARTNER results. The …

This is a small pocket leaflet about HIV drugs (ART) and pregnancy. It is also part of Modern ART for Africa. This leaflet includes information about the the recent concern linked to taking dolutegravir when conceiving a baby and during the …

Virusi Vya Ukimwi (VVU) na ujauzito A new Swahili translation of this leaflet about HIV and pregnancy. Read/download leaflet (PDF) Translation by Angelina Namiba and Dr. Melckzedeck K. Osore. The text for this leaflet is included below. Virusi Vya Ukimwi (VVU) na …

DAAS (direct acting antivirals) are new hepatitis C drugs that work directly against the hepatitis C virus (HCV). HIV is now easy to treat and HCV can be cured (with DAAs). The meds work very well with low risk of side …

As i-Base is an HIV project, these resources are about HIV and hepatitis C coinfection. Although it can be a difficult to have both infections, the good news is that there is effective treatment for both HIV and hepatitis C …

Adherence is the word that describes taking your meds. For ART to work, adherence needs to be good. Try to take every dose on time. Follow advice to take with or without food. Tell your doctor about other drugs or …

It is your choice when to start ART You also can be involved in the choice of which meds to use. ART needs to best fit your life and you are the person taking ART. This will involve talking to …

This page links to references for the i-Base treatment guides and Pocket ART leaflets Each resource is based on UK and international treatment guidelines, plus additional research studies. The same references are used for both the small pocket size leaflet …

The Pocket guides include small quotes about different aspects of HIV treatment. These quote from HIV positive people or community advocates were edited from longer quotes used in the full i-Base guides. Thank you to everyone who agreed to let …

The START study showed that HIV treatment has important benefits for your health, even if your CD4 count is still high. This international study was one of the most important HIV studies from the last ten years. The study results …

Keeping a side effect diary for a few weeks can help in many ways. It can show a pattern to the symptoms that you otherwise were not aware off. It might show more accurately how the symptoms are affecting your …

Switching treatment is much easier than most people think. ART is usually made up of a combination of three active drugs. If one or more of these drugs are causing side effects there are usually alternatives that you can try. …

As with everything else in your pregnancy, you have choices for how your baby will be born. Some women prefer a vaginal birth and some women prefer a C-section. These are things to discuss with your health team. Vaginal delivery …