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Can Acyclovir Help With HIV
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Is it safe for Hiv Positive people to take Acyclovir?I am hiv positive and have genital herpes. I am not on hiv meds yet.My cd4 count is 540/21% viral load- 24000. When I have a herpes outbreak I take Acyclovir 800 mg- three times a day for five days. I've read of a recent study that says this...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Rocky Mountain CARES
Hello and thanks for your post.There's no risk of HIV resistance from acyclovir. Indeed, there is data that treatment of herpes with acyclovir (or other HSV medications) may actually have benefits in lowering HIV viral loads and decreasing the...
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Surprisingly, Acyclovir for HSV-2 Treatment Fails to Curtail HIV AcquisitionIn this summary of her study, Connie Celum, M.D., of the University of Washington at Seattle, discusses surprisingly disappointing results from a study examining whether the use of acyclovir to treat herpes simplex virus type-2 infection can, in... Read more »
Herpes Drug Acyclovir Does Not Reduce Risk of HIV Transmission, Does Slow HIV Progression, Study SaysThe drug acyclovir, which suppresses herpes simplex virus-2, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by HIV-positive people who also have herpes, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington , United... Read more »
Acyclovir and Transmission of HIV-1 From Persons Infected With HIV-1 and HSV-2"Most persons who are infected with [HIV-1] are also infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which is frequently reactivated and is associated with increased plasma and genital levels of HIV-1," wrote the authors. "Therapy to suppress... Read more »
Acyclovir: The Next New HIV Drug?In two poster presentations at CROI 2009 in Montreal, Canada, acyclovir, a drug used to treat herpes, shows that it also inhibits HIV during the reverse transcription (RT) step in the virus's life cycle. Two studies looked at how acyclovir affected... Read more »
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Acyclovir - HIV Seroconversion Delay
Posted by worriedman460, 3 Replies
Ok. I did a stupid thing.2 times oral, 2 times vaginal unprotected intercourse on New Year's eve. no excuse for it.... Anyway, I got a real quick cold a couple weeks in... cleared up within a couple weeks. a month afterwards, i got a small lesion... Read more » Zovirax(acyclovir) and HIV tests
Posted by Anonymous
Does the HIV test results get affected if one is on Zovirax(acyclovir) medication when the blood sample for the test is taken. Zovirax is a medication for HSV.Read more » HELP ! HELP ! Possible HIV Infection ???
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
This incident happened in a fast-food joint on 14 Jul 2000. It is my habit to rinse my mouth after every meal hence I went to toilet.I squirted some "hand-wash" from its dispenser and proceeded to wash my hands then filled my mouth with tap-water... Read more » Help need for my HIV+ bf from HIV+ girl !!!
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
hi everybody.My boyfriend is HIV+ and has a wish ! Please could a HIV+ girl help us ???? Nothing sexual or similar. Please ! Thanks very much indeed. Jeff Read more »
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