Can A Person With Hiv Ever Get Married

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Should HIV + person get married?

My brother is posative for last 9years now. Now he wants to get married to a girl who knows his status. My fear is that in a relationship like marrige, where it is possible that in long run complicency may creep in and one may not take adequate...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Whether or not someone is married doesn't affect complacency or adherence to safer sexual techniques.I'm HIV positive and I would marry my partner of the past 13 years, Steve (Dr. Steve, the expert in The Body's Tratamientos... Read more »

I am married to someone with HIV.

I would like to know if HIV affects a person memory, and other parts of the brain?... Read more »

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W. »

He wants to marry me, not aware of my HIV status

Very much in love with a negative partner. Started the relationship in March and found out in April... Read more »

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thailand: Study Finds High HIV Infection Rate Among the Married

Fifty-three percent of people newly infected with HIV in Thailand's northern provinces last year reported getting the virus from their husband or wife, according to study results presented at the three-day National AIDS Conference. Some 3,500... Read more »

Spouses of HIV Patients in Singapore to Be Informed

Singapore will require compulsory notification for the spouses of HIV patients under the Infectious Diseases Act, Minister of State for Health Balaji Sadasivan told an audience of doctors recently. Under the new law, the infected person's consent is... Read more »

Singapore Informs Spouses of HIV-Positive Individuals of Partners' Status

Singapore's Ministry of Health has begun informing the spouses of HIV-positive people about their partners' HIV status in an effort to fight the spread of the virus, Reuters reports. According to the text of a speech made on Monday by Senior... Read more »

Malaysian Cleric Refuses to Bar 3,000 Muslim AIDS Sufferers From Marrying

Despite fears of transmitting HIV to their offspring, Malaysian cleric Harussani Zakaria has refused to bar some 3,000 HIV-infected Muslims from marrying by the end of the year, the Malay-language newspaper Berita Minggu reported Sunday. A health... Read more »

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Marrying an HIV+ man

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am dating a man that is HIV+. I want to marry him but my family is against it and the only thing that holds me back is a fear of becoming infected, and also watching him die from this illness. Anyone out there that can offer counsel?

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STILL LOOKING FOR AN HIV+ MAN TO MARRY

Posted by Queenster

HELLO ALL,

I AM 30 YEARS OF AGE AND COMES FROM GHANA. I NEED AN HIV+ MAN TO SETTLE DOWN WITH. LIFE IS ALL ABOUT MAKING EACH OTHER HAPPY. ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME GET SOMEONE OF THAT NATURE SHOULD LET ME KNOW OR INTERESTED PERSON SHOULD GET IN TOUCH... Read more »

Just married, could this be HIV?

Posted by peezy, 3 Replies

Here's what happened and susequent symptoms. Friday night we went to a stip club. My buddies bought me lap dance after lap dance. Many of the girls there got extremely close, sucking on my neck, nipples, ears, chest, stomach and letting me do the... Read more »

Who do i marry?

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I am 27 yrs old single female and living with HIV..i look very healthy.I have never been married and my fear is dying sinle.I want to meet some one and experience love....I want a family. Read more »

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