Sexual health

Is U=U still protect against HIV if we notice blood during sex?

15 October 2026. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, Sero different couples, Sexual health.

Can I rely on U=U? I feel guilty and anxious despite being undetectable for many years

9 October 2026. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, PrEP, Sero different couples, Sexual health.

Can ARVs cause weaker erections?

16 August 2026. Related: All topics, Sexual health, Side effects, Southern Africa. 4 comments

I am worried to be 60 and just diagnosed with a CD4 of 160?

9 January 2026. Related: All topics, Newly diagnosed, Sexual health, Starting treatment. 2 comments

My girlfriend wants to have sex without a condom?

31 October 2025. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, Sero different couples, Sexual health.

Oral transmission on detectable viral load

22 December 2024. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Newly diagnosed, Sero different couples, Sexual health.

Does HIV affect the menopause and where can I learn more?

30 November 2024. Related: All topics, Complications and coinfections, Living with HIV long-term, Sexual health, Support. 2 comments

Emergency contraception and ARVs

3 November 2024. Related: All topics, Drug interactions, Pregnancy, Sexual health.

Will loperamide (Imodium) be okay with PrEP?

10 September 2024. Related: Adherence, All topics, Drug interactions, PrEP, Sexual health.

Can HIV positive couples safely stop using condoms?

10 September 2024. Related: Adherence, All topics, HIV reinfection (superinfection), Living with HIV long-term, Sexual health, Southern Africa.

Can women use injectable ART including during pregnancy?

23 August 2024. Related: All topics, Injectable ART, Pregnancy, Sexual health.

Where can I access anoscopy in the UK?

5 August 2024. Related: All topics, Complications and coinfections, Sexual health.

Featured Has my question already been answered?

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.

10 January 2024. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Complications and coinfections, Living with HIV long-term, Sexual health.

Is my partner at risk if my viral load blipped to 240?

26 December 2022. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, HIV transmission, Sexual health, Support.

My wife has changed since learning I am HIV positive

18 August 2022. Related: All topics, Sero different couples, Sexual health, Support. 2 comments

Will the monkeypox (MPX) vaccine reduce symptoms?

14 August 2022. Related: All topics, Complications and coinfections, Opportunistic infections, Sexual health.

How good is the monkeypox vaccine?

5 August 2022. Related: All topics, Complications and coinfections, Opportunistic infections, Sexual health. 10 comments

What do monkeypox spots look like?

2 August 2022. Related: All topics, Complications and coinfections, Sexual health.

Does ART reduce the risk of transmission?

4 July 2022. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, Sero different couples, Sexual health.