How does dolutegravir affect my kidney function?
27 January 2025. Related: Changing treatment, Complications and coinfections, Other tests.
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1 March 2024. Related: Access to treatment, Adherence, All topics, CD4 and viral load, Changing treatment, Children, Clinical trials, Complications and coinfections, COVID-19, Cure, Disclosure, Drug interactions, HIV reinfection (superinfection), HIV testing, HIV transmission, Life expectancy, Living with HIV long-term, Newly diagnosed, Opportunistic infections, Other tests, PEP/PEPSE, Pregnancy, PrEP, Recreational drugs, Research, Resistance, Sero different couples, Sexual health, Side effects, Southern Africa, Starting treatment, Stopping treatment, Supplements and herbs, Support, TB, Transgender, Travel.
Can I use a Mantoux test for TB with a high CD4 count?
4 February 2023. Related: All topics, Opportunistic infections, Other tests, TB.
Will ART appear on a drug test?
12 June 2022. Related: All topics, Other tests. 2 comments
How long does Atripla remain in the body?
9 June 2022. Related: All topics, Other tests, PEP/PEPSE.
Why has my viral load not improved on ART?
4 June 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Other tests, Resistance.
How can I be resistant to an old drug if I only just tested HIV?
5 May 2022. Related: All topics, Other tests, Resistance.
What HIV history is important if I am moving to a new country?
1 September 2021. Related: Access to treatment, All topics, Other tests, Support, Travel.
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30 April 2020. Related: Access to treatment, All topics, COVID-19, Living with HIV long-term, Other tests.
What is a normal CD4 count, CD4% and CD4:CD8 ratio?
16 January 2018. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Other tests. 336 comments
Can I have the HEP vaccine?
5 December 2017. Related: All topics, Drug interactions, Living with HIV long-term, Other tests.
Are my ARVs causing my liver damage?
8 November 2016. Related: All topics, Other tests. 12 comments
How many tests are needed to know if a baby is negative?
17 October 2016. Related: All topics, Children, Other tests, Pregnancy. 71 comments
How long should I wait after a cold before getting my blood test?
5 September 2016. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Other tests. 40 comments
Why have I not put on weight?
25 August 2016. Related: All topics, Opportunistic infections, Other tests, Sexual health, Support.
How will an HIV cure be tested and proved?
7 July 2016. Related: All topics, Cure, Other tests.
Can Tribuss cause double vision?
5 July 2016. Related: All topics, Other tests, Side effects, Southern Africa.
Will syphilis treatment make HIV treatment cause a late rash?
27 June 2016. Related: All topics, Other tests, Sexual health.
Could Delta 32 help people with Crohn’s disease?
16 September 2014. Related: All topics, Other tests.
If I have been prescribed ilvitrim, does it mean I am HIV+?
11 September 2014. Related: All topics, HIV testing, Other tests.