What is the Goal of HIV Therapy?

Question: What is the Goal of HIV Therapy?

Simply put, HIV therapy is used to keep you healthy. But what are the specific goals of HIV therapy?

Answer: There are several goals of HIV therapy:

1. Slow and reduce the progression of HIV to AIDS.

2. Reduce the amount of active HIV in your blood and keep it low as long as possible.

3. Restore and maintain the health and strength of your immune system by keeping your CD4 count as high as possible.

4. Allow you to stay healthier for longer.

For more information:

• Understanding Your Immune System and the Immune Response

• What is a CD4 cell?

• Understanding Your CD4 Count

• What is Viral Load?