Love Foundation × Grindr: Free HIV Self-Tests in Thailand
Love Foundation, Grindr for Equality and CHC are expanding discreet access to free HIV self-tests across 73 Thai provinces, with counselling and referral support.
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Travelling with HIV Medication: Packing, Documents and Time-Zone Dosing
How to prepare for a trip while on antiretroviral treatment: carry-on packing, a clinician’s letter, dosing across time zones, and the entry restrictions to check before you book.
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PrEP Before You Travel: When to Start and How to Pack
Planning PrEP around a trip: how many days ahead to start for each kind of sex, what is checked before you begin, how to pack, and what to do if an exposure happens away from home.
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What Does Semen Normally Smell Like? Changes and When to Seek Care
Learn why semen odor can vary, which accompanying symptoms need medical assessment, and why smell alone cannot diagnose an STI or fertility problem.
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Life Forward Episode 1: HIV Treatment and a Future with Hope
What happens after an HIV diagnosis, why prompt antiretroviral treatment matters, how viral load is monitored, and why the future remains yours to plan.
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Life Forward Episode 2: Choosing HIV Treatment for the Long Term
An appropriate HIV regimen must suppress the virus while accounting for side effects, drug interactions, other health conditions, access, and everyday life.
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Life Forward Episode 3: Whole-Person Health While Living with HIV
Long-term HIV care includes viral suppression and attention to kidney, liver, bone, cardiovascular, metabolic, sexual, preventive, and mental health.
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Life Forward Episode 4: Making HIV Treatment Work for the Long Term
Practical ways to make ART fit daily life, respond to a missed dose, recognise side effects, and discuss a safer regimen change when needed.
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Life Forward Episode 5: Undetectable, U=U, and Living with Confidence
What undetectable and U=U mean, why viral-load follow-up matters, and how evidence can support relationships, sexual wellbeing, and future plans.
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Thailand’s 2026 Lenacapavir PrEP Pilot: Access, Eligibility and Next Steps
A fact-checked guide to Thailand’s planned late-2026 lenacapavir PrEP pilot, including the reported 2,400 doses, participating Bangkok sites, eligibility questions, safety, follow-up and what remains unconfirmed.
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What Is an Anti-HIV Test? How to Read Your Results in 5 Minutes
Learn what an Anti-HIV test detects, how non-reactive and reactive results differ, why confirmatory testing is required, and what CD4, viral load, HBsAg…
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How are HIV rashes and HIV bumps different from common rashes?
An acute HIV rash may appear as small red or discolored spots on the torso, typically without itching, and often occurs alongside flu-like symptoms.
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