Q: Who is CityMatCH?
A: CityMatCH is a national membership organization of city and county health departments’ maternal and child health (MCH) programs and leaders representing urban communities in the United States. CityMatCH’s mission is to strengthen public health leaders and organizations to promote equity and improve the health of urban women, families, and communities.
Q: Who is The Well Project?
A: The Well Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to change the course of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through a unique and comprehensive focus on women and girls. Founded in 2002, The Well Project’s award-winning web portals reach millions of visitors each year from all over the world.
Q: Who is SisterLove, Inc.
A: SisterLove, Inc., was founded in July of 1989. We began as a volunteer group of women interested in educating Atlanta, and especially communities of women, about HIV prevention, self-help and safer sex techniques.
Q: Who is Positive Women’s Network- USA?
A: PWN-USA is a national membership body of women living with HIV and our allies that exists to strengthen the strategic power of all women living with HIV in the United States. Founded in 2008 by 28 diverse women leaders living with HIV, PWN-USA develops a leadership pipeline and policy agenda that applies a gender lens to the domestic HIV epidemic grounded in social justice and human rights.
Q: Can a woman living with HIV have children?
A: Yes! Autonomy is yours, whether to have or not have children. But, women with HIV can have children. Check out the resources tagged ‘Pregnancy’, ‘Parenthood’ and the updated Perinatal HIV Guidelines for further information.
Q: Can a woman living with HIV breastfeed?
A: Yes! Should a woman living with HIV choose to breastfeed, a shared-decision model is recommended to ensure the safety of her and her child. See the updated Infant Feeding for Individuals with HIV in the United States Guidelines
Q: If I am taking HIV medications and my viral load is suppressed, can I transmit HIV sexually to my partner?
A: In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable=Untransmittable, or U=U, concept as scientifically sound. U=U means that people with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load—the amount of HIV in the blood—by taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) daily as prescribed cannot sexually transmit the virus to others.