Dealing with a new diagnosis, disclosure,

and treatment decisions

Outbreaks of acute HCV infection have been reported among
HIV-positive gay men in the United States, the United Kingdom,
Germany, Australia, France, and the Netherlands. Many of these
cases were sexually transmitted. In the United Kingdom, HIV clinics
identified many cases of acute HCV through routine monitoring of
liver enzymes, which is required during HIV treatment.
These men were open about their HIV status and selected other
HIV-positive men as sex partners, as part of their choice to
responsibly deal with HIV. Unfortunately, the lack of information
about sexually transmitted HCV meant that they did not know that
they were at risk, or how to protect themselves and their partners