Managing HIV with Effective Therapy and Treatment

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How is HIV treated?

The treatment for HIV is called antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART involves taking a combination of HIV medicines (called an HIV treatment regimen) every day. ART is recommended for everyone who has HIV. ART cannot cure HIV, but HIV medicines help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives. ART also reduces the risk of HIV transmission.

How does HIV treatment work?

A main goal of HIV treatment is to reduce a person’s viral load to an undetectable level. An undetectable viral load means that the level of HIV in the blood is too low to be detected by a viral load test. People with HIV who maintain an undetectable viral load have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to their HIV-negative partners through sex.

What are the different types of HIV treatment?

There are two types of HIV treatment: pills and shots. Pills are recommended for people who are just starting HIV treatment. There are many FDA-approved single pill and combination medicines available. People who have had an undetectable viral load (or have been virally suppressed) for at least three months may consider shots.

What Is HIV Therapy

1. https://hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/fact-sheets/hiv-treatment-basics
2. https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/hiv-infection-and-aids
3. https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/staying-in-hiv-care/hiv-treatment/hiv-treatment-overview
4. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/livingwithhiv/treatment.html
5. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hiv-aids/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20373531
6. https://www.verywellhealth.com/antiretroviral-therapy-5216107
7. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hiv-aids

HIV Therapy Information

1. https://hivmanagement.ashm.org.au/
2. https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-au/home/infections/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection/drug-treatment-of-human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection