AIDSmeds Community Forums

Welcome to the AIDSmeds/POZ Community Forums, a round-the-clock discussion area for people with HIV/AIDS, their friends/family/caregivers, and others concerned about HIV/AIDS. Click on the links below to browse our various forums; scroll down for a glance at the most recent posts; or join in the conversation yourself by registering on the left side of this page.

Privacy Warning: Please realize that these forums are open to all, and are fully searchable via Google and other search engines. If you are HIV positive and disclose this in our forums, then it is almost the same thing as telling the whole world (or at least the World Wide Web). If this concerns you, then do not use a username or avatar that are self-identifying in any way. We do not allow the deletion of anything you post in these forums, so think before you post.

The information shared in these forums, by moderators and members, is designed to complement, not replace, the relationship between an individual and his/her own physician.

These forums are moderated by AIDSmeds/POZ paid staff and volunteers: Tim Horn (paid staff), Ann Smith (volunteer) and Andy Velez (paid staff). None of our moderators have any conflict of interests (e.g., personal financial relationships with antiretroviral manufacturers).

All members of these forums are, by default, not considered to be licensed medical providers. If otherwise, users must clearly define themselves as such.

Forums members must behave at all times with respect and honesty. Posting guidelines, including time-out and banning policies, have been established by the moderators of these forums. Click here for “Am I Infected?” posting guidelines. Click here for posting guidelines pertaining to all other AIDSmeds/POZ community forums.

We ask all forums members to provide references for health/medical/scientific information they provide, when it is not a personal experience being discussed. Please provide hyperlinks with full URLs or full citations of published works not available via the Internet. Additionally, all forums members must post information which are true and correct to their knowledge.

Product advertisement—including links; banners; editorial content; and clinical trial, study or survey participation—is strictly prohibited by forums members unless permission has been secured by AIDSmeds/POZ.

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HIV Transmission and Testing
	Am I Infected? HIV exposure and testing information	81,332 Posts 5,427 Topics	Last post by jkinatl2 in Re: Am I at risk after t... on Today at 09:59:59 PM
	Estoy infectado? Información sobre exposición al VIH y las pruebas Moderator: Rev. Moon	9,604 Posts 756 Topics	Last post by curielvic in Re: Dudas sobre prueba d... on Today at 07:45:56 PM

Main Forums
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	Someone I Care About Has HIV For friends, family and loved ones of people living with HIV	3,773 Posts 428 Topics	Last post by Lad_Liam in Re: Helping a young girl... on Today at 07:01:26 AM
	Long-Term Survivors A forum for long-term HIV survivors (restricted participation)	13,189 Posts 863 Topics	Last post by martind-28 in Re: Happy with being bac... on Today at 03:25:37 PM
	Positive Women A forum for women living with HIV (restricted participation)	12,875 Posts 599 Topics	Last post by badbaby1971 in Re: Test Results on Today at 06:35:54 PM
	AIDS Activism Get involved -- our rights and futures aren't guaranteed	2,163 Posts 421 Topics	Last post by emeraldize in Nepalese Women Could Use... on Yesterday at 05:18:48 PM
	In Memoriam A place to remember those we've lost	380 Posts 94 Topics	Last post by Nancy in Re: Fond memories of a m... on May 10, 2012, 04:37:35 PM

Meds, Mind, Body & Benefits
	Questions About Treatment & Side Effects The ups and downs of antiretroviral therapy and other treatments	24,648 Posts 2,850 Topics	Last post by lost_boy in Re: Declining CD4 result... on Today at 08:05:52 PM
	Insurance, Benefits Programs & HIV Discuss health insurance policies (including deductibles and co-pays), disability insurance, SSDI, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, ADAP, Ryan White, HOPWA and other benefits Moderator: JR Gabbard	2,284 Posts 209 Topics	Last post by vaboi in Re: Insurance on Yesterday at 04:21:29 AM
	Mental Health & HIV Stress, anxiety and depression	4,239 Posts 335 Topics	Last post by tednlou2 in Read Something Interesti... on Yesterday at 12:58:15 AM
	Lipodystrophy & Metabolic Problems Body, bone and blood: lipodystrophy/lipoatrophy, osteopenia/osteoporosis and lipid/glucose abnormalities	2,557 Posts 273 Topics	Last post by burstnbloom in Re: Medicare stepped up ... on Today at 04:14:07 PM
	Nutrition & HIV Diet, exercise, supplements and more	5,942 Posts 538 Topics	Last post by sshortguy1 in Re: Do you gain weight w... on Today at 03:07:54 PM
	Research News & Studies The latest scientific news and views	11,657 Posts 1,322 Topics	Last post by WRD_123 in Re: Single DermaVir Immu... on May 14, 2012, 10:59:51 PM

Off Topic Forums
	Off Topic Forum For casual conversation only	156,004 Posts 11,191 Topics	Last post by Hellraiser in Re: YouTube Links for th... on Today at 09:33:30 PM
	Forums Gatherings Official (and unofficial) gatherings of the Forums community	13,502 Posts 685 Topics	Last post by Basquo in Re: AMG 2012: Names/Arri... on Today at 09:52:31 PM