I have been living with HIV for more than ten years and you might say I am a bit of an HIV old-timer. Read more
Cuts to sexual health services over the last few years have made it more difficult for people to get seen in a clinic for a check-up, but for many of us, regular testing is now a lot easier with free at home sample kits. Read more
For some people, the best way to tell their recent sexual partners that they have tested positive for HIV is by doing so face-to-face or over the phone. Read more
There are other ways of reducing the risk of HIV being passed on if you don't use condoms; some of them are more effective than others. Read more
Most people experience some symptoms shortly after infection with HIV. Read more
HIV is usually transmitted sexually, although it can also be spread by sharing needles or from mother to child. Read more
In most cases, when gay men have sex with someone new they will not know their partner's HIV status. Read more
Home testing is a way for you to test for HIV and STIs from the comfort of your own home. Most are self-sampling, which you return the products and get your results within a couple of days. Others offer 15 mins results. Read more
Going public with my HIV diagnosis, I expected to lose everyone, but the reality couldn’t have been more different. Read more
Contributor Hadley Stewart, explains that how his own experiences at GUM clinics haven’t been scary at all. Read more
Serodifferent is also known as serodiscordant. When a couple is serodifferent, this means one person is living with HIV and the other person is HIV-negative. Read more
What is your reason for testing for HIV? Maybe it’s habit. Maybe it’s because you did something a little on the ‘riskier’ side. Read more
Post Exposure Prophylaxis, or PEP, is a course of HIV medication which you can take if you have been at risk of HIV infection. Read more
Condoms used with water-based or silicone-based lube are the surest way to protect you or your partner against HIV and many other sexually transmitted infections. Read more
HIV Undetectable is a term used to describe someone who is living with HIV but on successful and effective treatment. Someone who is HIV Undetectable cannot pass on the virus through sex. Read more
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. Read more
Find out how and where to get a free HIV and STI home testing kit Read more
PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. It's a pill that HIV negative people take to prevent HIV transmission. Read more
We've all heard the myths! If you're gay men you're bound to become HIV-positive. Right? Wrong! Read more
No matter the result, getting tested is a win-win. Read more
Smoking can be even more damaging to your health if you are HIV-positive. Read more
A number of people in the UK have been prosecuted and jailed for transmitting HIV to their sexual partners. Read more
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It’s a virus that attacks and weakens the immune system. If it’s untreated, HIV causes so much damage that the body is no longer able to defend itself. Read more
Most gay and bisexual men who have HIV caught it from having penetrative sex without a condom. Read more
For a drug that’s proven to prevent the transmission of HIV, the topic of PrEP is a divisive one for the gay community. Read more