Breast Feeding During HIV Infection

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HIV-Infected Women Who Breast-Feed Face No Greater Risk of Mortality Than HIV-Infected Women Who Formula Feed, Study Finds

In this study summary, Shahin Lockman, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., summarizes her study on the effect of breast-feeding versus formula feeding on maternal HIV disease progression, mortality and micronutrient levels in a... Read more »

Two-Year Morbidity-Mortality and Alternatives to Prolonged Breast-Feeding Among Children Born to HIV-Infected Mothers in Cote d'Ivoire

Renaud Becquet of the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Unite in France and colleagues conducted the study from 2001 through 2005 among 557 infants born to HIV-positive women in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. After their infants... Read more »

Study Examines Impact of Breast-Feeding on HIV-1 Viral Loads

"HIV-1 Disease Progression in Breast-Feeding and Formula-Feeding Mothers: A Prospective Two-Year Comparison of T-Cell Subsets, HIV-1 RNA Levels and Mortality ," Journal of Infectious Diseases : Phelgona Otieno of the Centre for Clinical Research at... Read more »

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HIV by breast feeding

I am in India. My wife was diagnosed HIV in 2008 with CD4 114. Only possible cause is blood transfusion she had in 1989 just after birth of my son.recently my son is also diagnosed HIV with CD4 275. My daughter who was born in 1994 is negative.As...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

I am sorry to hear about how HIV has impacted your family.It is likely that your son was infected through breast feeding. About 14-17% of HIV transmissions from mother to child happen that way and, if your wife had just become infected at that time... Read more »

Breast Feeding

I understand a HIV can be passed to baby via mother's breastmilk...I had an encounter with woman I did not know where I briefly sucked on her nipples. I called CDC and they said if she was lactating it was possible I could be infected? I dont...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

HIV can be transmitted through breast feeding but the risk is very small. Only about 7% of babies become infected over a year's period when breastfeeding a few times per day. So one breastfeeding episode would be very low risk especially since... Read more »

breast feeding and concerned about baby

I am 25y female hiv-, married for two years and my husband is tested hiv+ three months ago. We have 3 months old daughter and I am breast feeding. We had unprotected sex for almost two years(before knowing his status).My husband beleives he got...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

If you tested negative 16 weeks after the exposure, it is highly unlikely you are infected, but if you want the risk of transmission to your baby to be zero, then stop breastfeeding. BJ... Read more »

mother diagnosed with full blown aids breast feeding infant

My cousin died in September of 2000 she never knew she was infected, all along she was breast feeding her child one day she fell sick and was diagnosed with full blown aids in July and passed away in September of the same year my question is what...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

The child that was breast fed is at risk for HIV infection and should be tested for HIV; JLS.... Read more »

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any babies infected by breast milk?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Would someone know how many if any babies hiv infected by breast milk?

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HIV Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

What are the more common ways to contract HIV ? has there been any recording of the Condom Breaking and the person has then contracted HIV ? Has there been any recording of a person sitting on a needle and then getting HIV ? will you know if you... Read more »

HIV Infection

Posted by StanDuminy

Well, there really is no such thing as safe sex. The only way to ensure not getting HIV from sex is to not have sex-but people can have safer sex. Using condoms properly every time you have sex is the best method of protection.

HIV is transmitted... Read more »

i have an advance hiv infection...

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