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Treatments for HIV/AIDS
How is AIDS treated?
AIDS is treated with medicines. These include:
- Antiretroviral therapy (ART). These medicines can reduce the amount of virus in your body and help you stay healthy.
- Medicines to prevent opportunistic infections, such as Pneumocystis pneumonia.
After you start treatment, it's important to take your medicines exactly as directed. When treatment doesn't work, it is often because HIV has become resistant to the medicine. This can happen if you miss doses.
Being diagnosed with AIDS may cause stress or other emotions. If you need more support, ask your doctor to connect you with a counselor. Talking with someone about these feelings may help.
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Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.
Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.