Disclosure of HIV Status ?

What does it mean to disclose your HIV status?

This means telling your sexual partners the result and date of your last HIV test and having your partners tell you the result and date of their last HIV test.

What we know about disclosing your HIV status:

Knowing your HIV status, telling it to your sexual partners, and having them tell you their status before you start having sex may help reduce risky behaviors and lessen the chances of getting or transmitting HIV. Sometimes, though, people don't know, are wrong about, or aren't honest about their HIV status.

What you can do

Additional Resources

Sharing your HIV status
State-specific HIV criminal laws

Learn about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV prevention campaigns:

Act Against AIDS: Encouraging all Americans to learn more about HIV/AIDS.

HIV Treatment Works: Encouraging people living with HIV to get in care, stay in care, and live well.