If you are reading this sheet, it may be that you (or a loved one) have just found out that you have contracted an HIV infection. In that case, don’t be left alone with this news. Don’t isolate yourself. Talk to a loved one who you trust. Also quickly contact a support organization, for example for France, Sida Info Service at 800 840 800 or contact the AIDES association (http://www.aides.org/). You will meet tremendously invested, human and competent professionals there who will know how to support you morally and guide you medically in the best possible way.

For Canada, you can call CATIE, Canada’s HIV information resource at 1-800-263-1638 or their website: www.catie.ca/en