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Positive women

Globally, women and girls now make up more than half of all people living with HIV/AIDS. Women face particular challenges in dealing with HIV — they may experience different illnesses and treatment side effects, for example, and women who become pregnant must take special precautions to prevent transmission of HIV to their children.

NAPWA's Positive Women's Network ensures that the voices of positive women are heard and valued in our national response to HIV and within our communities.

Key resources

Common Threads
Common Threads

For women living with HIV, the decision to have children can be one of the most difficult choices they make. For women who are diagnosed HIV positive at the time they are becoming mothers, those decisions can be especially urgent and confronting. In her book, KARALYN McDONALD shares the stories of several women who have dealt with the twin realities of pregnancy and diagnosis.

What’s your Problem

Positive Living article • Dr Louise Owen • 27 May 2011

Doctor Louise answers readers' questions. In this issue she discusses positive male fertility and lack of libido. read more »

National Network of Women Living with HIV work plan 2011-12

Story • Scott Lockhart • 26 May 2011
Positive women

The National Network of Women Living with HIV work plan for 2011 to 2012 is now out and available for information. read more »

Positive Women's Network presentation to NAPWA AGM

Story • Katherine Leane • 16 December 2010
Positive women

Chair of the Positive Women's Network, Katherine Leane gave a presentation on the activities of the Network to the NAPWA AGM in November this year. read more »

Tales from the network

Positive Living article • Cipri Martinez • 2 December 2010

There is a Network of Workers located at AIDS Councils and PLHIVPerson (or people) Living with HIV. This term is now preferred over the older PLWHAPerson (or People) Living with HIV/AIDS.. Organisations around Australia, who understand the variety of treatment issues faced by positive people. We call them the Treataware Outreach Network (TON).

As an HIV positive peer support worker, Cipri Martinez sees a variety of people with a lot of different issues. And being able to help them out, he says, is what makes his job worthwhile. read more »

News from IAS 2010

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 2 September 2010

Adrian Ogier gives a round up of treatments news from the Vienna Conference. read more »

Family Planning NSW launches revised Women & HIV Factsheets

Story • Graham Stocks • 29 April 2010

The revised Women & HIV Factsheets were launched on March 10th and are now available as PDF files for easy and free downloading. Written in plain English, the factsheets have a fresh look with colourful images and an attractive new design. read more »

Menopause

From Ahead of Time: A practical guide to growing older with HIV • 9 April 2010

Menopause is often called the “change of life” and usually happens in women between 38 and 58 years of age. It is a slow and gradual process that can occur over three to five years while the ovaries slowly stop producing estrogen. This beginning phase is called peri-menopause, where periods become less frequent and some other menopausal signs can appear. read more »

NAPWA AGM 2009: Women’s Network Report

Video • Katherine Leane • 7 December 2009

In this video from the NAPWA AGM, convenor of the NAPWA Positive Women's Network, Katherine Leane, reports on the activities of the network over the last year. watch video »

Common Threads

Resource • 15 October 2009

For women living with HIV, the decision to have children can be one of the most difficult choices they make. For women who are diagnosed HIV positive at the time they are becoming mothers, those decisions can be especially urgent and confronting. In her book, KARALYN McDONALD shares the stories of several women who have dealt with the twin realities of pregnancy and diagnosis. read more »

Treatments news from the IAS Conference

Positive Living article • 20 August 2009
pregnancy and childbirth

A roundup of HIV treatments developments from the IAS Conference in Cape Town. read more »

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