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Introduction
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This booklet covers two problems that you may experience when taking combination therapy: changes in body fat and changes in your metabolism, also known as lipodystrophy. The booklet looks at what may cause or contribute to these changes, what the long-term consequences might be, and what can be done to treat these problems. The first part covers body fat changes and the second part covers metabolic changes, but the two problems often occur together. This booklet is not intended to replace discussion with your doctor about your treatment. However, it may help you to decide what questions to ask about any course of treatment you may be considering.
acknowledgments
Written by Michael Carter.
Fourth edition 2006
NAM is grateful to the funders of this booklet series:
NHS London HIV Consortium and Elton John AIDS Foundation
Thanks for the assistance of:
Alastair Duncan
Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital, London
Dr Jonathan Cartledge
Mortimer Market Centre, London
Dr Martin Fisher
Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
Prof Brian Gazzard
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Melissa Irwin
Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital, London
Dr Graeme Moyle
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Dr Adrian Palfreeman
Medical Research Council, London
Dr Barry Peters
Guys and St Thomas’s Hospital, London
Participants in the YMCA Positive Health programme for their comments on an earlier edition of this booklet