These fact sheets are intended for use by people recently diagnosed with HIV infection or those who are considering starting HIV treatment. The fact sheets are designed as a series but may be used as stand-alone documents. Information in these fact sheets is based on Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents.

These fact sheets address the following topics:

• Testing HIV positive—Do I have AIDS?
• Seeing an HIV doctor
• Starting anti-HIV medications
• Recommended HIV treatment regimens
• Approved medications to treat HIV infection
• Is my treatment regimen working?
• HIV treatment regimen failure
• Changing my HIV treatment regimen
• What is treatment adherence?
• Adhering to my HIV treatment regimen
• Understanding HIV prevention