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Atripla And Undetectable Viral Load
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Actual viral load while undetectable on AtriplaI have been on Atripla treatment for the past 10 months. For the past 9 months my viral load has been undectable. When i tested positive my viral load was 2,400 copies per ml of blood. My question is if i am undetectable, is there any way to...
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
In most case if a person on effective HAART with a plasma HIV RNA level < 50 has an ultrasensitive assay performed (often requires lots of blood ie > 100 cc) then a level of 1-5 copies is often noted. A very low viral load is a good thing but...
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Undetectable Viral Load but CD4 is still decreasing, can you help? (DISCORDANT RESPONSE TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, 2011) (CD4 COUNTS NOT INCREASING DESPITE UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD, 2011)Hi Dr Bob, can you help? My partner has been taking Atripla since december and for the last couple... Read more »Undetectable Viral Load Infection and Superinfection (FINDINGS SUGGEST HIV CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM MSM WITH UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD 2009) (SUPERINFECTION, 2009)Thanks for your comments and information about the possibility that people with undetectable viral... Read more »
Articles
Atripla Week 8 Blood Draw: Getting Closer to Undetectable (Video)This video blog is part of the series "My HIV Journey: Videos of My First Months on HIV Meds, and Where I Am Now." Check out a full list of entries in the series . Just a quick video that I shot with my cell phone during a doctor's visit for my... Read more »
Will Your Next Viral Load Be as Undetectable as the Last? Study Says: ProbablyIf your past several viral load test results have been undetectable, there's about a 95 percent chance that your next one will be, too, according to a large Swiss study published in the May 6 issue of HIV Medicine , the official journal of the... Read more »
HIV Can Be Found in Semen Even When Viral Load Is Undetectable in BloodHIV can be detected in semen of men who have an undetectable viral load in blood, according to results of a 304-man study. 1 This finding underlines the importance of using condoms when having sex, even if a man is taking antiretroviral therapy... Read more »
Undetectable Viral Load Essentially Eliminates HIV Transmission Risk in Straight CouplesA recent review indicated that heterosexual serodiscordant couples have a low risk of HIV transmission if the HIV-infected partner has an undetectable viral load as a result of successful antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. The study by the National AIDS... Read more »
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Viral load 334,000 to undetectable in 5 months
Posted by DJones, 3 Replies
Just wanted to give some people hope. In January 2009 I was diagnosed with AIDS and had a viral load of 334,000 and a TCell count of 106. In five months on Atripla I now am undetectable and have a TCell count of 284. So there is good news out...
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Is the Viral Load really undetectable.
Posted by Atheena, 1 Reply
I have submitted my question to "Ask the Experts" section. Just curious on how others are thinking about this.Dr..... I was wondering about how well we are able to track the viral load accurately. I watch my lab results, nothing changes, and... Read more » Viral Load
Posted by dee99gt, 4 Replies
I've been taking Atripula since about august 2010. Before they started me on the pill my viral load was 2698385. One month later its at 24483.. Jan 2011 it was at 4742.. and I just went two days ago and its at 591.. My doctor mentioned it takes...
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almost undetectible
Posted by dmak, 2 Replies
I was diagnosed with AIDS last October. I had a T-Cell count of 88 and viral load of 204,000. Atfter 6 months on Lexiva / Truvada / Norvir regimen my T-Cells are 420 and my viral load is 79. I'm hoping to make it to undetectible by my 9 month...
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