Resources to help women access care for HIV and AIDS
Top Questions about HIV Prevention and Women (PDF, 119 KB)
Top Questions about HIV Prevention and Women (PDF, 119 KB)
Find HIV testing locations
To receive HIV and AIDS email updates
Early treatment with HIV medicine can help keep you healthy and prevent HIV from progressing into AIDS. It can also help prevent spreading HIV to others. Some women face barriers to health care, but programs are available to help.
Some people living with HIV may have less access to or lower use of health care resources than others living with HIV. This may be due to:
Many resources and programs are available to help women access care for HIV or AIDS.
Top Questions about HIV Prevention and Women (PDF, 119 KB)
Find HIV testing locations
To receive HIV and AIDS email updates
The Office on Women's Health is grateful for the medical review in 2016 by:
Gina M. Brown, M.D., Coordinator, Microbicides and Women and Girls Research, Office of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention staff
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of AIDS staff
National Institute on Drug Abuse staff
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Page last updated: November 21, 2018.
Early treatment with HIV medicine can help keep you healthy and prevent HIV from progressing into AIDS. It can also help prevent spreading HIV to others. Some women face barriers to health care, but programs are available to help.
Some people living with HIV may have less access to or lower use of health care resources than others living with HIV. This may be due to:
Many resources and programs are available to help women access care for HIV or AIDS.
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