According to AVERT, an international AIDS charity, about 33.4 million people were living with HIV or AIDS in 2008. With such a large population, those living with HIV are faced with a plethora of living issues, including how to navigate the dating world. There are several books with advice on the topic, all available online or in national bookstore chains.
"Guide to Living with HIV Infection: Developed at John Hopkins AIDS Clinic"
"Guide to Living with HIV Infection: Developed at John Hopkins AIDS Clinic" is an informative guide for people with HIV who have questions ranging from medical procedures to dating and lifestyle issues. The book was first published in 1998 and is now in its sixth edition. The authors are Ann K. Finkbeiner, a science writer, and John G. Bartlett, M.D, a professor of medicine and director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the John Hopkins Medical Institutions. In the book, the authors offer a thorough overview of insights into living with HIV, medical issues that may arise and how to positively deal with the disease.
"Guide to Living with HIV Infection: Developed at John Hopkins AIDS Clinic"
By John G. Bartlett, M.D., and Ann K. Finkbeiner
"The First Year: HIV: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed"
"The First Year: HIV: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed" is written by Brett Grodeck, who has had HIV for more than 20 years and is a patient advocate, AIDS activist and a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration. In the book, he offers dating and sex advice for those living with HIV, as well as other tips for daily life. The author takes a layperson's perspective and writes in common sense terms. The book's most recent edition is from 2007.
"The First Year: HIV: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed"
By Brett Grodeck, with Foreword by Daniel S. Berger, M.D.
"Couples of Mixed HIV Status: Clinical Issues And Interventions"
"Couples of Mixed HIV Status: Clinical Issues and Interventions" is a book devoted to relationships between HIV-positive and HIV-negative people. The book explores the emotional challenges, disclosure issues, transmission concerns and how to counsel mixed HIV couples. The book takes a therapeutic perspective and features information on the client-therapist relationship, and also includes case studies of couples with one HIV-positive partner and how they live and cope with the disease. There is one edition of the book, which was published in 2005.
"Couples of Mixed HIV Status: Clinical Issues And Interventions"
By R. Dennis Shelby and Nancy L. Beckerman
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