HIV and the Risk of Other Health Problems

EspañolDecember 1, 2025, is World AIDS Day.Thanks to a treatment called antiretroviral therapy (ART), people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and women with HIV are now living (and thriving!) into old age. More than half of all people with HIV in the United States are 50 and over. But HIV is linked to certain health problems that can affect women living with the disease. Here are some of the most common ones.​Gynecological health issues and HIVGynecological health issues are those that affect the female reproductive system. For women and people AFAB living with HIV, these may include: Sexually