Fact Sheets A-Z

What is HIV? Get basic information on HIV, its symptoms, how it is spread, how HIV differs from AIDS, and how getting tested for HIV can help.

Learn about opportunistic infections (OIs), including what OIs are, how people get them, how to treat and prevent them, and specifics about nine OIs.

Even if you do not have symptoms or other warning signs, being on top of screenings can help catch health conditions early – and help you live your healthiest possible life.

The language we use to talk about HIV affects the well-being of people with HIV. Learn about the power of words, and less stigmatizing language for discussing HIV.

Race matters when it comes to HIV – and not just for women of color. Learn about differences in HIV rates by race and why these differences exist.

There are several different options for reducing the chances of passing on HIV while trying to conceive. If you are a woman living with HIV with an HIV-negative male partner, the options below can help you understand what might be best for you.

There are several different options for reducing the chances of passing on a different strain of HIV while trying to conceive. If you are a woman living with HIV and a man living with HIV, the options below can help you understand what might be best for you.

Understand how HIV specifically affects women: data on the epidemic, living with HIV and HIV treatment, gynecological conditions, and more.

People in US prisons or jails have the right to HIV care and treatment. Learn about how incarcerated women with HIV can protect their health.

Get basic information about viral load – what it is, when to have it tested, and how the results are used – and sex differences in viral load.