It's important to find a doctor who has experience treating HIV. Your local Planned Parenthood health center can help you get the treatment you need. HIV.gov can also help you find an HIV doctor and other support services in your area.
Medication
HIV treatment involves taking medicines that slow the progression of the virus in your body. HIV is a type of virus called a retrovirus, and the combination of drugs used to treat it is called antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Nutrition
Antigen/antibody tests. These tests usually involve drawing blood from a vein. Antigens are substances on the HIV virus itself and are usually ... Antibody tests. These tests look for antibodies to HIV in blood or saliva. Most rapid HIV tests, including self-tests done at home, are antibody tests. ...
Can HIV be cured at early stage?
Though there is no cure for HIV, early diagnosis can aid in timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy that can stop the virus from damaging the immune system. An HIV patient who has received timely treatment can live a normal and long life without progressing to late stage HIV.Mar 22, 2020
What is the best treatment for HIV?
HIV Treatment
- HIV medicine is called antiretroviral therapy (ART).
- There is no effective cure for HIV. But with proper medical care, you can control HIV.
- Most people can get the virus under control within six months.
- Taking HIV medicine does not prevent transmission of other sexually transmitted diseases.
Is HIV treatment free?
Health centers that offer HIV services
Health centers and clinics managed by the HRSA offer free and low-cost care to people with limited incomes, including people diagnosed with HIV.Apr 12, 2021
Health centers and clinics managed by the HRSA offer free and low-cost care to people with limited incomes, including people diagnosed with HIV.Apr 12, 2021
How can HIV go away?
There's currently no cure for HIV, but there are very effective drug treatments that enable most people with the virus to live a long and healthy life. With an early diagnosis and effective treatments, most people with HIV will not develop any AIDS-related illnesses and will live a near-normal lifespan.
Can I infect my partner with an undetectable viral load?
Having an undetectable viral load does mean that there is not enough HIV in your body fluids to pass HIV on during sex. In other words, you are not infectious. For as long as your viral load stays undetectable, your chance of passing on HIV to a sexual partner is zero.Nov 13, 2020
How do I get PrEP?
PrEP is only available by prescription. Any health care provider licensed to write prescriptions can prescribe PrEP; specialization in infectious diseases or HIV medicine is not required. If you don't have a doctor, you can use the HIV Services Locator to find a PrEP provider and other HIV services near you.
Where can I find PrEP?
You can get PrEP from some health clinics or Planned Parenthood health centers, local health departments, and doctors' offices. Your nurse or doctor will talk with you about the sex you have, the protection you use, and your medical history to see if PrEP is right for you.