Treatment Options for HIV to Help You Live a Normal, Healthy Life
Stella Safo, MD, discusses the available HIV medications known as antiretroviral therapy, and how they work.
HIV medications fall under the category of antiretroviral therapy. These medicines help prevent HIV from replicating in the blood. As a result, your viral load will stay low, meaning you will be able to control the amount of HIV in your bloodstream.
Talk to a doctor if you have questions about your options and what long-term care will look like.
- Stella Safo, MD, MPHStella A. Safo, MD, MPH, is an HIV primary care physician and assistant professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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