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Am I infected with HIV? Is my partner infected with HIV? Most men and women throughout the world do not know the answers to these questions. But, particularly in settings of high HIV prevalence, a sexually active individual who is not in a mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected partner needs to know. Men and women who learn that they are HIV-infected can seek care and treatment and take steps to avoid infecting their partners. Women who learn they are infected can take steps to avoid infecting any children they might conceive. Even men and women who learn that they are not infected can benefit. If at continuing risk of HIV infection, they can adopt preventive behaviors such as abstaining from sex, being faithful to one sexual partner, and using condoms consistently and correctly.
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