By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The young drop coverage to avoid higher premiums
A significant number of sexually active U.S. teens who were born with HIV either didn't know their own status when they started having sex, or they knew it but didn't disclose it to their first sex partners, a new study says.
Many times, parents or caregivers will tell children with HIV that they're going to doctors because "you have an illness, or your system is weak and you have to take these pills to make you stronger or fight infection," Dr. Guay said.
"It's not easy" to talk about one's HIV-status, even as an adult, said Dr. Laura Guay, vice president of research at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
