HIV is taking a devastating toll on women. In 2005, there were 127,150 women living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The proportion of AIDS diagnoses among women has increased since the beginning of the epidemic. Women represented 26 percent of new AIDS diagnoses in 2005, compared to only 11 percent of new AIDS cases reported in 1990.

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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Factsheet, June 2007

Today there are an estimated 1.039 million to 1.185 million HIV-positive individuals living in the United States - the largest number ever according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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CDC Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS Among Women, March 2007

Early in the epidemic, HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women and female adolescents (although we know now that many women were infected with HIV through injection drug use but that their infections were not diagnosed). Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Women of color are especially affected by HIV infection and AIDS.

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