If you are over 50, like all women in the UK, you should be called for a breast screen (mammogram) every three years to check for the presence of breast abnormalities and breast cancer. You should also do regular self-examinations of your breasts. Ask for advice on how to do this from your healthcare team.

See HIV and your body for more information about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its health risks. If you are aged 13 to 26, it is recommended that you have the preventive quadrivalent HPV vaccine, unless your CD4 count is less than 200 or you have been previously exposed to HPV through sexual contact (a blood test can detect this).

Varicella zoster (VZV) is the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles. If you have never had them and you have been in contact with someone who has been unwell with chicken pox or shingles, you should consult your doctor immediately. If you test seronegative for VZV, you should be given post-exposure prophylaxis with a drug called VariZIG within 96 hours.

If you test seronegative to VZV and your CD4 count is over 200, you could talk to your doctor about being vaccinated against the virus.