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HIV testing

HIV testing

Everyone has an HIV status; you are either HIV-negative or HIV-positive. Taking an HIV test won't change your status but it will let you know what it is. Not taking a test doesn't mean that you are HIV-negative; it simply means that you don't know your status. Read more

Published: 9th March, 2018

Updated: 30th October, 2019

Author: Carl Burnell

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  • HIV, AIDS and safer sex
What is HIV undetectable? (HIV+U | U=U)

What is HIV undetectable? (HIV+U | U=U)

HIV-undetectable is a term used to describe someone who is living with HIV but on successful and effective treatment. Read more

Published: 12th November, 2017

Updated: 1st September, 2020

Author: Liam Murphy

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Watch the 'Living With HIV' video

Watch the 'Living With HIV' video

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Published: 28th February, 2017

Updated: 1st March, 2017

Author: Liam Murphy

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HIV Stripped Bare | Part 3:  The naked truth about HIV stigma

HIV Stripped Bare | Part 3: The naked truth about HIV stigma

Shock election results in the UK and the United States remind us that we live in a world that’s more polarised and divided than we may have thought. Read more

Published: 30th November, 2016

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Justin Mahboubian-Jones

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Living With HIV: how stigma stops you getting a date

Living With HIV: how stigma stops you getting a date

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Published: 15th September, 2016

Updated: 15th January, 2017

Author: Liam Murphy

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Living With HIV: think of the bigger picture

Living With HIV: think of the bigger picture

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Published: 14th September, 2016

Updated: 15th September, 2016

Author: Liam Murphy

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Why we created Living With HIV

Why we created Living With HIV

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Published: 2nd September, 2016

Updated: 5th September, 2016

Author: Liam Murphy

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Living with HIV: Ruaidhri's journey

Living with HIV: Ruaidhri's journey

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Published: 2nd September, 2016

Author: Liam Murphy

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Dear HIV-negative men...

Dear HIV-negative men...

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Published: 1st September, 2016

Updated: 15th January, 2017

Author: Liam Murphy

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Living with HIV: Matthew's journey

Living with HIV: Matthew's journey

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Published: 1st September, 2016

Updated: 8th September, 2016

Author: Liam Murphy

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Meet the stars

Meet the stars

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Published: 1st September, 2016

Updated: 2nd September, 2016

Author: Liam Murphy

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Quick facts: HIV

Quick facts: HIV

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Published: 29th August, 2016

Updated: 2nd September, 2016

Author: Liam Murphy

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What if I am newly diagnosed?

What if I am newly diagnosed?

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Published: 12th November, 2015

Updated: 24th January, 2017

Author: Liam Murphy

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What are HIV and AIDS?

What are HIV and AIDS?

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Published: 22nd September, 2015

Updated: 29th April, 2019

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The link between depression and HIV

The link between depression and HIV

A recent study by University College London showed that HIV-negative gay men who have several symptoms of depression are more likely to have sex without a condom. Some American studies have also found an association between depression and risky sex. Read more

Published: 5th August, 2015

Updated: 14th January, 2019

Author: Justin Mahboubian-Jones

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Help and support agencies

Help and support agencies

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Published: 16th July, 2012

Updated: 2nd September, 2016

Author: Ian Howley

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How to disclose

How to disclose

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Published: 16th July, 2012

Updated: 24th January, 2017

Author: Ian Howley

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What HIV does

What HIV does

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Published: 13th April, 2012

Updated: 2nd September, 2016

Author: Michael Flaherty

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