HIV, Cholesterol, and the Sex Talk with My Son

Researchers say that many patients infected with HIV have these cholesterol abnormalities which may be side effects from the antiretroviral medications, effects of the virus or both. Also they found there is a high prevalence of smoking among HIV-infected people, which could also be a factor. The antiretroviral therapy has drastically reduced the overall death rate among HIV patients. So, researchers say they don't want to diminish the importance of antiretroviral therapy, but instead make sure doctors are evaluating these patients for cardiovascular risk.

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