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By Mark Cichocki, R.N., About.com Guide to AIDS / HIV since 1999

Women and HIV - The Difference Between the Sexes

Friday January 5, 2007
The HIV virus does not discriminate between men and women. Either can be infected, and both can infect others. But there are considerable differences between men living with HIV and women living with HIV. Infection rates and infection prevalence are not the same across the sexes, and there are needs and concerns unique to women living with the disease. Let’s take a look at women and HIV. What are those differences and how do they impact women who live with this disease? Read more...

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