HIV Futures is the largest and longest-running study of people living with HIV in Australia. Running since 1997, the study involves periodic surveys of Australians living with HIV. In 2022, the survey now includes people who have now been living with HIV for up to […]
Alice was a young mum of two when she learned that she had contracted HIV. The diagnosis upended her life; impacting her health outcomes and isolating her from friends and family. This changed, she said, when she discovered Pozhet. Pozhet is a service hosted by […]
HIV medication (antiretroviral treatment, or ART) works by reducing the amount of HIV virus in the blood to undetectable levels. This means the levels of HIV are so low that the HIV virus is under a certain minimum level measured by a viral load test. This is called having an undetectable viral load or being undetectable. It can […]
From the 1 July 2022, women and people with a cervix aged 25 – 74 will have two options when they book in for a Cervical Screening Test which looks for Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Option 1. Your healthcare worker collects your sample from the cervix using a speculum. Option 2. The newest option is a […]
Menopause is a natural process in a woman’s life when her period stops. A woman reaches menopause when she has not had a period for 12 months in a row. This usually happens between the ages of 45 and 55 and the average age is 51 to 52. Some studies suggest that women with HIV […]
