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Women with HIV feel scrutinised when pregnant

22 July, 2013Reports and Studies

A report on Aidsmap states that women living with HIV feel subjected to questioning and monitoring of their choices during pregnancy, childbirth and when they first become mothers, according to Canadian research presented to a conference in Paris this month (July 2013).

Women feel that they are not only under the gaze of medical professionals and child protection officials, but also friends and family, who sometimes take a particular interest in how a woman may be feeding her infant.

Have you had similar or different experiences? Leave a comment below.. (more…)

Vanessa Wagner comments on Chin Wag…

14 July, 2013News and Info

I’ve been co-hosting Chinwags for over a decade and I believe the recent Pozhet “wag” was a first. And boy did it rock, with a delicious dinner, tasty refreshments and plenty of bonhomie! (more…)

Enuf

13 July, 2013News and Info

The ENUF campaign is an Australian campaign about stigma and discrimination. It aims to […]

The serodiscordant couples study

13 July, 2013Reports and Studies

Pozhet is excited to be involved in a new study by the National Centre in HIV Social Research.

Here’s your chance to tell your story! Be part of the first major study focused on the experiences of both gay and heterosexual couples with mixed HIV status (serodiscordance, pos/neg).

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HIV data NSW

10 July, 2013News and Info

The latest NSW data for HIV for the year 2012. This data was released in […]

Update Treatment and Prevention July 2013

10 July, 2013News and Info

One of the anxieties in relation to ‘treatment as prevention’ is that it may […]

Serodiscordant couples

31 May, 2013Living with HIV

Living and loving in a serodiscordant (positive/negative) relationship.
Read this transcript of journalism student Bradley Birnie’s major work. (more…)

Treatment and Prevention

24 April, 2013Living with HIV

HIV treatment significantly reduces transmission – the science is in!

The Swiss Statement – In 2008 the Swiss Federal Commission for HIV released a controversial statement saying that individuals with an undetectable viral load and no STI (sexually transmitted infection) cannot transmit HIV during sex. Four of Switzerland’s top HIV experts had reached a consensus, resulting in a public statement that sent the global HIV sector into a spin. (more…)