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Women are mothers, caretakers, spouses, employees, friends, and neighbors — often all at once. Living with HIV as a woman often means dealing with the disease while still fulfilling these other roles. And, HIV introduces many new issues for women to manage.

This section provides information and resources on the wide range of issues faced by women living with HIV. There are special sections devoted to health topics, including depression, opportunistic infections, and pregnancy. There are also sections devoted to employment rights, financial issues, and revealing your HIV status. Learn about these topics and more:

• Caring for Yourself and Others
• Finding an HIV Doctor
• Opportunistic Infections
• Emotional Health
• Pregnancy
• Parenting a Child with HIV
• Revealing Your HIV Status
• Your Rights
• Financial Help

Additional Resources:

Publications

1.   Living With HIV/AIDS — This booklet is for people who are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. It can help you, as well as friends and family members, understand HIV and its effect on health and everyday life.

   http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/brochure/livingwithhiv.htm

2. Coping With AIDS and HIV (Copyright © APA) — This publication explains HIV-related mental health problems. Advice is provided on how to deal with distress, depression, and anxiety as a result of the disease and/or its treatment.

   http://www.healthyminds.org/copingwithaidsandhiv.cfm

3. How Do I Start? (Copyright © AIDSinfonet.org) — This publication provides a starting point for people newly diagnosed with HIV. It includes information on what HIV is, the importance of HIV treatment, and where to go for help and support services.

   http://aidsinfonet.org/fact_sheets/view/201?lang=eng

Organizations

1.   AIDSinfo
2.   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS
3. Project Inform

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Content last updated March 4, 2009.