General

Can you recover from HIV, does it pass?

Can you treat an HIV infection with medication?

What does HIV mean?

What happens if you do not treat HIV with medication?

What is AIDS?

What symptoms occur if you have AIDS?

When was the HIV virus discovered?

HIV diagnosis

What does it mean if an HIV test is 'indeterminate' or inconclusive?

When are children given an HIV test?

When is an HIV test negative?

When is an HIV test positive?

Which blood tests can be used to diagnose HIV in children (older than 18 months)?

Which blood tests can be used to diagnose HIV in children under the age of eighteen months?

Which blood tests can be used to track the course of an HIV infection?

How often does HIV occur?

How many people are currently living with an HIV infection in the Netherlands?

How many people are currently living with an HIV infection worldwide?

Immunity and HIV

Does your own body defend itself against an HIV infection?

If you have an HIV infection, why can you no longer defend yourself against ordinary pathogens?

What are immune cells and what type of immune cells does your body contain?

What does HIV do to your body if you don't take any medication?

What is an immune system?

Why does your immune system work less well due to the HIV infection?

Pregnancy and contraception

Are pregnant women in the Netherlands tested for HIV?

As a pregnant woman, how can you prevent transmission of HIV to your child?

Can you get pregnant by any method if you have an HIV infection?

How can you prevent transmission of HIV during the birth?

What is the situation regarding anti-HIV drugs if you want to become pregnant?

Which method of contraception can you use if you have an HIV infection?

Will you be able to have children in the future if you have HIV?

Telling people that you have HIV

Answers to questions about HIV in daily life

Are there any countries that you are not allowed to visit if you have an HIV infection?

Are you obliged to tell anyone that you have HIV?

What can you do if you are unsure about telling someone that you have HIV?

When do you tell someone else that you have an HIV infection?

Transmission of HIV

Can medication be used to prevent infection with HIV after contact with HIV?

How can HIV be transmitted?

How high is the risk of transmitting HIV with an undetectable viral load?

In what ways can HIV not be transmitted?

Is there a risk of HIV transmission from mother to child?

What is the effect of an STD on the transmission of HIV?

What should you do if there is a chance that HIV has been transmitted?

When is there a risk of HIV transmission during sexual contact?

When is there a risk of HIV transmission through cutting or biting?

When is there a risk of HIV transmission with a needlestick injury?

When is there a risk of HIV transmission with an open wound?

When is there a risk of HIV transmission?

Treatment of HIV

Are there special HIV treatment centers for children?

Can HIV inhibitors cause side effects?

Can you treat an HIV infection?

How can you prevent infections if you have very few CD4 cells?

How does the HIV treatment work?

How many types of HIV inhibitors are there?

What effect do HIV inhibitors have on the fats in your blood?

What effect do HIV inhibitors have on the function of your liver?

What effect do HIV inhibitors have on your blood vessels?

What effect do HIV inhibitors have on your brain?

What effect do HIV inhibitors have on your metabolism?

What effect do the HIV infection and HIV inhibitors have on your bones?

What happens if you do not take the HIV inhibitors correctly?

What is in combination drugs?

What long-term side effects do HIV inhibitors cause?

What psychological complaints can HIV inhibitors cause?

What short-term side effects do HIV inhibitors cause?

Which HIV inhibitors will you be given?

Why can it be so difficult to always take HIV inhibitors?

All subjects

General

HIV diagnosis

How often does HIV occur?

Immunity and HIV

Pregnancy and contraception

Telling people that you have HIV

Transmission of HIV

Treatment of HIV