You can do it. We can help.
- Today’s healthcare system understands and welcomes you.
- HIV is just a disease, not a punishment.
- Live a normal life by getting and staying on medication.
- Make HIV testing part of your routine health care.
GET TESTED. GET MEDS. GET LIVING.
Need to talk? Call 330-375-2772.
As long-term survivor Jerry says, "The virus is not going to kill you. The stigma will." Too often, sufferers feel they've brought this disease on themselves. The stigma of HIV prevents them from getting the lifesaving care they need.
If embarrassment or shame stand between you and the long, healthy life you deserve, come talk to someone who understands.
Knowledge is power. If you feel you may have been exposed, start with private, confidential testing.
Today’s medications are so advanced, most people can reach undetectable levels with just one pill a day.
There's no reason to shoulder this disease alone. Let us connect you to the mental and emotional support you need.
How often do I need to get tested?
If you think you’ve been exposed to HIV, we recommend being tested at 4 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after exposure. That’s because different people test positive at different intervals. If your test is negative (meaning you don’t have HIV) and you continue to be exposed to the virus, get tested every 6 months.
Is there a cure for HIV?
There is no cure for HIV and no vaccine that can prevent you from getting it in the first place. That means HIV stays in your body the rest of your life. However, today's medications can reduce your viral load so much, it becomes undetectable.
Don't you have to take several pills a day?
When medications were first developed in the 1980s, patients had to take several pills several times a day (often with debilitating side effects). Today's medications are so advanced, most people only need to take one pill a day for their HIV to become undetectable and untransmittable.
Can I still have a safe sex life?
If you take your medication every day, your viral load will become undetecable. That's means you can't transmit the virus to others during sex.
Will I be able to have children?
Today's medications make it possible to safely conceive without infecting your partner or your baby.
GET TESTED.
GET MEDS.
GET LIVING.