ENDING HIV TOOLKIT

Your Ending HIV Toolkit. To end HIV by 2020, it’s critical we all start testing more regularly. Keep on top of your testing regime with

these useful tools.

TREAT HIV EARLY TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION Treat Early to End HIV. If you have been recently diagnosed with HIV, feel free to get in touch with us. ACON’s service for newly diagnosed gives you access to a trained counsellor, usually within one working day. We’re committed to ending HIV, and by treating early, you are looking after your health, as well as helping to prevent HIV SIGN UP TO ENDING HIV Subscribe to News Desk to stay up to date with the latest news from

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN: The vision of the Ending HIV initiative is to see the elimination of HIV notifications in NSW.This is achievable by encouraging all sexually active gay and bisexual men to test often for HIV and STIs, take treatment early and practise safe sex in all its

forms.

BOOK A PNP PEER CHAT A PnP peer chat is a FREE, confidential service led by trained and non-judgemental peers. You can access this service in person, or virtually via video call. If you PnP, the peer chat can help you: Learn how to party and play safer. Assess your relationship with party and play. Learn strategies to manage your use. BOOK A HIV TEST AT YOUTEST The DBS is a ‘self-sampling’ test which involves a few drops of blood from your finger that is placed onto a card enclosed in the kit. Once the blood has dried, you mail it to the laboratory and once your result is ready, it is given to you by phone, text or email. WHAT IS PREP ON-DEMAND? A DOSING GUIDE If you think you’ve missed a dose or put yourself at risk of HIV, you should call the PrEP Info Service on 1800 451 624 (Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm) to discuss if you may need PEP, which is a course of medication. PEP stands for ‘post-exposure prophylaxis’ and if taken within 72 hours after a potential exposure to HIV, it can

prevent

PREP: TAKE ME TO PREVENT HIV PrEP is HIV prevention medication. When used correctly, PrEP is highly effective at protecting people from getting HIV. PrEP is for everyone who needs it and is a great option particularly for gay and bisexual men (cisgender and transgender). THE COMPLEX ROAD TO FREEDOM FOR GAY CHINESE MIGRANTS IN The complex road to freedom for gay Chinese migrants in Australia. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese.. When I moved from China to Australia as an international student seven years ago, I had a simple plan: Give myself a new start. COMING OUT & COMING HOME: LIFE AS A GAY ASIAN MAN IN Coming out and coming home. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. It was a rather unexpected and unwanted disruption to my Sunday morning. I was on my way to lunch with a friend when I received a long Wechat message from my dad.

ENDING HIV TOOLKIT

Your Ending HIV Toolkit. To end HIV by 2020, it’s critical we all start testing more regularly. Keep on top of your testing regime with

these useful tools.

TREAT HIV EARLY TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION Treat Early to End HIV. If you have been recently diagnosed with HIV, feel free to get in touch with us. ACON’s service for newly diagnosed gives you access to a trained counsellor, usually within one working day. We’re committed to ending HIV, and by treating early, you are looking after your health, as well as helping to prevent HIV SIGN UP TO ENDING HIV Subscribe to News Desk to stay up to date with the latest news from

Ending HIV

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN: The vision of the Ending HIV initiative is to see the elimination of HIV notifications in NSW.This is achievable by encouraging all sexually active gay and bisexual men to test often for HIV and STIs, take treatment early and practise safe sex in all its

forms.

BOOK A PNP PEER CHAT A PnP peer chat is a FREE, confidential service led by trained and non-judgemental peers. You can access this service in person, or virtually via video call. If you PnP, the peer chat can help you: Learn how to party and play safer. Assess your relationship with party and play. Learn strategies to manage your use. BOOK A HIV TEST AT YOUTEST The DBS is a ‘self-sampling’ test which involves a few drops of blood from your finger that is placed onto a card enclosed in the kit. Once the blood has dried, you mail it to the laboratory and once your result is ready, it is given to you by phone, text or email. WHAT IS PREP ON-DEMAND? A DOSING GUIDE If you think you’ve missed a dose or put yourself at risk of HIV, you should call the PrEP Info Service on 1800 451 624 (Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm) to discuss if you may need PEP, which is a course of medication. PEP stands for ‘post-exposure prophylaxis’ and if taken within 72 hours after a potential exposure to HIV, it can

prevent

PREP: TAKE ME TO PREVENT HIV PrEP is HIV prevention medication. When used correctly, PrEP is highly effective at protecting people from getting HIV. PrEP is for everyone who needs it and is a great option particularly for gay and bisexual men (cisgender and transgender). THE COMPLEX ROAD TO FREEDOM FOR GAY CHINESE MIGRANTS IN The complex road to freedom for gay Chinese migrants in Australia. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese.. When I moved from China to Australia as an international student seven years ago, I had a simple plan: Give myself a new start. COMING OUT & COMING HOME: LIFE AS A GAY ASIAN MAN IN Coming out and coming home. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. It was a rather unexpected and unwanted disruption to my Sunday morning. I was on my way to lunch with a friend when I received a long Wechat message from my dad. TREAT HIV EARLY TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION Treat Early to End HIV. If you have been recently diagnosed with HIV, feel free to get in touch with us. ACON’s service for newly diagnosed gives you access to a trained counsellor, usually within one working day. We’re committed to ending HIV, and by treating early, you are looking after your health, as well as helping to prevent HIV BOOK A TEST AT ATEST Contact a Email: atest@acon.org.au. Phone: 02 9206 2000 (9:00am – 6:00pm Mon-Fri) If there is not a time or day that suits you, or if you are showing symptoms of an STI, HIV & STI testing are also available at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre , RPA Sexual Health Centre and Clinic 180. LGV | SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT | ENDING HIV LGV LGV (lymphogranuloma venereum) is a rare sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, however LGV should not be confused with chlamydia.LGV is transmitted through unprotected anal or oral sex and affects the genitals, arse and lymph glands in the groin. HIV UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD For HIV positive guys this means that they may see some change from their previous viral load readings; from below 20 copies/mL a new, potentially higher number. This should not be a cause for concern as any viral load of 200 copies/mL or less is still considered undetectable. A person with this level of viral suppression cannot

transmit HIV to

FREE CONDOMS AND SAFE SEX PACKS Whether it’s a one-on-one session or group play with many, it’s important to keep yourself stocked up with condoms, lube and other things that can help you and your playmates stay safe. Get yourself a Play Pack before your next session. They are free and mailed-out to you discreetly! Each Play Pack comes with plenty of: Condoms. Lube.

Gloves.

PREP FACTSHEET

PrEP Factsheet – English PrEP Protecting yourself from HIV/AIDS. There are different ways to protect yourself from getting HIV/AIDS. Using condoms when you have sex is the most common way. SAFE SEX: HOW DO YOU REDUCE HIV RISK? SAFE SEX: HOW DO YOU DO IT? Condoms, PrEP and UVL work best when matched with your lifestyle and the situations you commonly encounter. Remember, the best prevention option for you is the one that you can use consistently and correctly. 5 TIPS FOR USING PEP EFFECTIVELY 5 tips for using PEP effectively Think you might have put yourself risk? Read on about PEP. You’ve just had a hot night, but weren’t as safe as you could have been, and now you’re thinking about the possibility that you might have been exposed to HIV. PREP & CONDOMS: USING BOTH FOR HIV PREVENTION PrEP; the once a day wunderkind is extremely effective at protecting against HIV, but does not protect against a range of other STIs. So for guys on PrEP, using condoms can be a nice balance. They may use the combination with their casual partners to reduce the risk of picking up other STIs when they play away from home. RESULTS FROM EPIC-NSW: AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST PREP TRIAL 19 December 19. Ending HIV. That was EPIC! Results from Australia’s biggest PrEP trial. Rounding off the decade, EPIC-NSW, Australia’s largest PrEP trial, concluded in the final months of 2019. If this is the first time you are hearing about it, EPIC-NSW stands for Expanded PrEP Implementation in Communities in NSW, which is a study that TEST OFTEN, TREAT EARLY, STAY SAFE Ending HIV by 2020 is possible. By encouraging guys to test often, treat early and continue safe sex, we can put HIV in the history

books.

ENDING HIV | ACON'S CAMPAIGN ENDING HIV AND ACON. Launched in 2013, ACON’s Ending HIV initiative has focused on educating, informing and supporting gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) to reduce HIV transmissions in NSW by 80% by 2020. That’s a virtual elimination of the HIV epidemic. Now, as we’ve reached the year 2020, while we haven’t

quite

ENDING HIV TOOLKIT

Your Ending HIV Toolkit. To end HIV by 2020, it’s critical we all start testing more regularly. Keep on top of your testing regime with

these useful tools.

TREAT HIV EARLY TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION Treat Early to End HIV. If you have been recently diagnosed with HIV, feel free to get in touch with us. ACON’s service for newly diagnosed gives you access to a trained counsellor, usually within one working day. We’re committed to ending HIV, and by treating early, you are looking after your health, as well as helping to prevent HIV

PEP MEDICATION

Tues: 2pm – 9pm. Wed: 9am – 9pm. Thurs: 9am – 9pm. Fri: 9am – 9pm. Weekends/Public Holidays: 9am – 9pm. For questions regarding HIV call the HIV Hotline on 9332 9700 or 1800 451 600. For more info about PEP and to find locations to access PEP in your area, visit the www.getpep.info website. ALL ABOUT HIV TESTING The first HIV self-test is now approved by the TGA for sale in Australia. An HIV self-test is a finger-prick blood test that you can perform on yourself, at home or elsewhere, and receive results in 15 minutes. The testing kit comes as an easy to use device with directions. Australia only has one test approved for sale.

HIV RISK CALCULATOR

Risk Calculator. Depending on the type of sex you’re having, the level of risk of HIV transmission can vary. Use this calculator to find out the risk associated to scenarios based on anal sex and where condoms are not being used. Oral sex is considered to be very low risk for HIV, and condoms, when used properly with lube, are a highly UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD FAQS Undetectable refers to ‘undetectable viral load’ or ‘UVL’ for short. This term is used by a clinician when a HIV positive person is taking effective treatment, when taking treatment the amount of HIV in their body (known as their viral load) drops to extremely low levels. The term undetectable is used to describe a person who has a THE COMPLEX ROAD TO FREEDOM FOR GAY CHINESE MIGRANTS IN The complex road to freedom for gay Chinese migrants in Australia. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese.. When I moved from China to Australia as an international student seven years ago, I had a simple plan: Give myself a new start. COMING OUT & COMING HOME: LIFE AS A GAY ASIAN MAN IN Coming out and coming home. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. It was a rather unexpected and unwanted disruption to my Sunday morning. I was on my way to lunch with a friend when I received a long Wechat message from my dad. TEST OFTEN, TREAT EARLY, STAY SAFE Ending HIV by 2020 is possible. By encouraging guys to test often, treat early and continue safe sex, we can put HIV in the history

books.

ENDING HIV | ACON'S CAMPAIGN ENDING HIV AND ACON. Launched in 2013, ACON’s Ending HIV initiative has focused on educating, informing and supporting gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) to reduce HIV transmissions in NSW by 80% by 2020. That’s a virtual elimination of the HIV epidemic. Now, as we’ve reached the year 2020, while we haven’t

quite

ENDING HIV TOOLKIT

Your Ending HIV Toolkit. To end HIV by 2020, it’s critical we all start testing more regularly. Keep on top of your testing regime with

these useful tools.

TREAT HIV EARLY TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION Treat Early to End HIV. If you have been recently diagnosed with HIV, feel free to get in touch with us. ACON’s service for newly diagnosed gives you access to a trained counsellor, usually within one working day. We’re committed to ending HIV, and by treating early, you are looking after your health, as well as helping to prevent HIV

PEP MEDICATION

Tues: 2pm – 9pm. Wed: 9am – 9pm. Thurs: 9am – 9pm. Fri: 9am – 9pm. Weekends/Public Holidays: 9am – 9pm. For questions regarding HIV call the HIV Hotline on 9332 9700 or 1800 451 600. For more info about PEP and to find locations to access PEP in your area, visit the www.getpep.info website. ALL ABOUT HIV TESTING The first HIV self-test is now approved by the TGA for sale in Australia. An HIV self-test is a finger-prick blood test that you can perform on yourself, at home or elsewhere, and receive results in 15 minutes. The testing kit comes as an easy to use device with directions. Australia only has one test approved for sale.

HIV RISK CALCULATOR

Risk Calculator. Depending on the type of sex you’re having, the level of risk of HIV transmission can vary. Use this calculator to find out the risk associated to scenarios based on anal sex and where condoms are not being used. Oral sex is considered to be very low risk for HIV, and condoms, when used properly with lube, are a highly UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD FAQS Undetectable refers to ‘undetectable viral load’ or ‘UVL’ for short. This term is used by a clinician when a HIV positive person is taking effective treatment, when taking treatment the amount of HIV in their body (known as their viral load) drops to extremely low levels. The term undetectable is used to describe a person who has a THE COMPLEX ROAD TO FREEDOM FOR GAY CHINESE MIGRANTS IN The complex road to freedom for gay Chinese migrants in Australia. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese.. When I moved from China to Australia as an international student seven years ago, I had a simple plan: Give myself a new start. COMING OUT & COMING HOME: LIFE AS A GAY ASIAN MAN IN Coming out and coming home. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. It was a rather unexpected and unwanted disruption to my Sunday morning. I was on my way to lunch with a friend when I received a long Wechat message from my dad.

ENDING HIV TOOLKIT

Your Ending HIV Toolkit. To end HIV by 2020, it’s critical we all start testing more regularly. Keep on top of your testing regime with

these useful tools.

LGV | SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT | ENDING HIV LGV LGV (lymphogranuloma venereum) is a rare sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, however LGV should not be confused with chlamydia.LGV is transmitted through unprotected anal or oral sex and affects the genitals, arse and lymph glands in the groin.

PREP FACTSHEET

PrEP Factsheet – English PrEP Protecting yourself from HIV/AIDS. There are different ways to protect yourself from getting HIV/AIDS. Using condoms when you have sex is the most common way. BOOK A TEST AT ATEST Contact a Email: atest@acon.org.au. Phone: 02 9206 2000 (9:00am – 6:00pm Mon-Fri) If there is not a time or day that suits you, or if you are showing symptoms of an STI, HIV & STI testing are also available at the Sydney Sexual Health Centre , RPA Sexual Health Centre and Clinic 180.

HIV RISK CALCULATOR

Risk Calculator. Depending on the type of sex you’re having, the level of risk of HIV transmission can vary. Use this calculator to find out the risk associated to scenarios based on anal sex and where condoms are not being used. Oral sex is considered to be very low risk for HIV, and condoms, when used properly with lube, are a highly 7 EARLY STAGE SYMPTOMS OF HIV Symptom 7: Night sweats. Many people will get night sweats during the early stages of HIV. These can be even more common later in infection and aren’t related to exercise or the temperature of the room. With such a vast array of symptoms, HIV testing is vital to ensure a proper diagnosis. If you think you’ve been exposed to HIV, or have an

HEPATITIS A

Hepatitis A Hepatitis A is an acute infection (short-term but often severe) that causes inflammation of the liver. While it’s not a very common virus in Australia, and most people reach adulthood without getting it, hepatitis A is more prevalent in some other countries so you may want to consider getting a vaccination if you plan to travel

overseas.

ALL ABOUT CONDOMS & LUBE Roll the condom all the way down to the base of the dick. Apply lots of lube to the outside of the condom (and inside the other person’s arse). After sex, hold on to the condom at the base of your dick as you pull out. Otherwise it may stay inside the other person’s arse. Tie it in a knot and put it in the bin. 10 TIPS FOR FIRST TIME TOPS: HOW TO TOP A BOTTOM Here are some quick tips and tricks from ACON’s Peer Education team that will get you topping like a pro in no time. 1. Foreplay before play. When topping for the first time it can be intimidating so we recommend building a lot of trust with your partner by exploring each other’s bodies through foreplay before starting insertive sex. 2. COMING OUT & COMING HOME: LIFE AS A GAY ASIAN MAN IN Coming out and coming home. This article is also available in Simplified Chinese. It was a rather unexpected and unwanted disruption to my Sunday morning. I was on my way to lunch with a friend when I received a long Wechat message from my dad.

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