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Up to date, easy to read guides to HIV and hepatitis C treatment, HIV testing and sexual transmission of HIV.

Featured UK guide to PrEP (February 2024)

Read the guide online. Download PDF Order free print copies. The 10th edition of this guide to includes significant changes that make PrEP easier to take. This is an exciting time for PrEP. Everyone who can benefit from PrEP in the …

Pocket leaflets: reduced versions of the i-Base guides

Pocket leaflets refers to reduced 200-word versions of the full i-Base guides, printed as pocket-sized leaflets. Pocket ART online Pocket side effects guide online Pocket pregnancy and HIV Pocket PrEP leaflet Pocket PrEP for women Pocket HIV and hepatitis C

Side effects – pocket guide (2023)

Pocket side effects guide is a small i-Base leaflet about side effects, long term health and your quality of life (QoL) Pocket side effects guide online Download and view pocket QoL May23 PDF Order free printed copies Full guide to HIV and your …

Clinical trials and research: an HIV community guide (2023)

This online resource explains how research studies work and why they are important. It covers how to understand the results and the roles of the advocate in research. Read this chapter online (Section 8 of the training manual for advocates, …

UK guide to PrEP (December 2022)

A new edition of this UK guide to PrEP is now available. This A5 booklet includes new information about PrEP and women, and PrEP and trans and non binary people. Also about access to PrEP in the UK. The guide is …

Introduction to ART (June 2022)

This widely used guide to HIV treatment (ART) has been updated. It is available as a printed A5 booklet that is also available online. Read this guide online Download PDF Order print copy We update this guide every 12 to …

ART in pictures: HIV treatment explained (April 2022)

This resource explains some of the ideas and science behind HIV and treatment. It is easy to read. Each section includes a picture and summary notes. Additional text in each section tells a more detailed story. It was developed as …

Guide to changing HIV treatment (August 2021)

What to do if your viral load rebounds… Non technical guide to treatment… Blips and rebounds… When to change and when to wait…

HIV testing and risks of sexual transmission (June 2021)

This guide is about sexual transmission of HIV and HIV testing. Read this guide online Order a free printed copy Download PDF (January 2020 edition) 1.5 Mb It includes information on: How HIV risk is more than just about condoms. …

HIV, pregnancy and women’s health (April 2019)

The April 2019 guide to HIV, Pregnancy and Women’s Health is the 8th edition of this i-Base guide. Read this guide online. Download PDF. Order a free printed copy. It includes: What to do if you find out that you …

PrEP – a pocket guide (2018)

Pocket PrEP is an A7-sized guide to PrEP in the UK. It is an introduction to how PrEP works and buying PrEP online. Download pocket PrEP – PDF (400 Kb) Order free printed copies More pocket ART pages PrEP stands for pre-exposure prophylaxis. It is …

Treatment passport – record your treatment

See this resource online Order a free printed copy Download PDF The Treatment Passport is a small thin booklet where you can keep a record of your test results. It includes pages for: CD4 and viral load counts. Resistance tests. Your treatment …

Hepatitis C for people living with HIV (April 2017)

What is hepatitis C? Testing, diagnosis and monitoring. New treatment and drugs in development. Deciding whether to treat or wait. Sexual transmission and safer HCV sex.

Pocket ART guide (2017)

Pocket ART is an A7-sized guide to HIV treatment (ART). It is an easy introduction to HIV treatment. Pocket ART guide online Pocket ART guide PDF download Order a free printed copy ART stands for antiretroviral treatment. HIV drugs are …

Hepatitis C – pocket guide (2017)

Pocket hepatitis C (HCV) guide is a small i-Base leaflet about HCV for people who are also HIV positive. It covers testing, monitoring and treatment – especially with new HCV meds called DAAs (direct acting antivirals). Download pocket HCV – PDF (400 Kb) Order …

HIV and your quality of life: side effects and other complications (September 2016)

Read this guide online Order a free printed copy Download a PDF version The 7th edition of this guide focuses on the most commonly used and recommended treatments, including new and recently approved drugs. It also new sections on a …

Pocket pregnancy guide (2015)

< Pocket pregnancy guide is a small i-Base leaflet about HIV and pregnancy. It includes information about planning your pregnancy, using ART, delivery and after care including feeding. This includes a focus on the importance of the mothers’ health and how this …