+LOVE: Ask the Doctor -How Do I Talk to My Partner About Going on PrEP?

Dr. Chris Donaghue answers any and all questions about HIV/AIDS. Today’s question: How Do I Talk to My Partner About Going on PrEP? Here are some useful links to dig deeper on the topics mentioned: Treatment as Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/art/index.html U=U https://www.preventionaccess.org PrEP https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html PEP https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/pep/index.html Continue reading +LOVE: Ask the Doctor -How Do I Talk to My Partner About Going on PrEP?

+LOVE: Ask the Doctor – Disclosing to Someone You’re Dating When You Fear Rejection.

Dr. Chris Donaghue answers any and all questions about HIV/AIDS. Today’s question: Disclosing to Someone You’re Dating When You Fear Rejection. Dr. Chris Donaghue discusses how vulnerable you can feel when you’re going to disclose to someone you’re dating – and how to prepare yourself for that moment. Here are some useful links to dig deeper on the topics mentioned: Treatment as Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/art/index.html U=U … Continue reading +LOVE: Ask the Doctor – Disclosing to Someone You’re Dating When You Fear Rejection.

+LOVE: Ask the Doctor – When should you share your status when dating?

Dr. Chris Donaghue answers any and all questions about HIV/AIDS. Today’s question: When do you tell someone that you’re HIV positive? Dr. Chris Donaghue walks through the pros and cons of choosing when to share your status. Here are some useful links to dig deeper on the topics mentioned: Treatment as Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/art/index.html U=U https://www.preventionaccess.org PrEP https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html PEP https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/pep/index.html Continue reading +LOVE: Ask the Doctor – When should you share your status when dating?

+LOVE: Ask the Doctor – How do you tell someone you’re HIV+?

Dr. Chris Donaghue answers any and all questions about HIV/AIDS. Today’s question: How do you tell someone that you’re HIV positive? Dr. Chris Donaghue answers the question, and helps navigate through the potential stigma of disclosing status. Here are some useful links to dig deeper on the topics mentioned: Treatment as Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/art/index.html U=U https://www.preventionaccess.org PrEP https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html PEP https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/pep/index.html Continue reading +LOVE: Ask the Doctor – How do you tell someone you’re HIV+?

+LOVE: Ask the Doctor

Dr. Chris Donaghue answers any and all questions about HIV/AIDS. Today’s question: Is it safe to dating someone with HIV? Here are some useful links to dig deeper on the topics mentioned: Treatment as Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/art/index.html U=U https://www.preventionaccess.org PrEP https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prep.html PEP https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/pep/index.html Continue reading +LOVE: Ask the Doctor

+TALK: Self-Destruction

WARNING!  This. Gets. Personal.⁣⁣⁣⁣Self destruction comes from stigma. We need to normalize the dialogue so people don’t turn to this behavior. #EndHIVstigma This week we talk to two amazing survivors who have battled the demon of stigma to get themselves help – and Dr. Chris Donaghue gives us insight in to why some people act out, and how they can get help, following an HIV … Continue reading +TALK: Self-Destruction