Can I Adopt If I'm Hiv Positive

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

More Families Are Adopting HIV-Positive Children

The number of U.S. parents who have adopted or are considering adopting a child with HIV has surged in recent years. Throughout most of the epidemic, strict U.S. immigration policies limited entry for people living with HIV. But that restriction... Read more »

U.S. Residents Increasingly Adopting HIV-Positive Children From Abroad, AP/Google.com Reports

U.S. residents increasingly are adopting HIV-positive children from abroad, according to figures from the U.S.-based Adoption Advocates International , the AP/Google.com reports. Figures from the organization indicate a "clear and steady rise" in... Read more »

Ukraine Says No to Elton John's Desire to Adopt an HIV-Positive Boy

It's a sad day when an HIV-positive child is stuck in an orphanage, unlikely ever to be adopted. However, the Ukranian Family, Youth and Sports Minister Yuriy Pavlenko apparently felt confident in rejecting singer/songwriter Elton John's bid to... Read more »

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Adopting a Ukrainian child who had a HIV-positive mother

I am currently in Ukraine looking to adopt a little 19mon girl. Her mother was HIV+. They say she has been tested 3 times and has been negative. The Ped coming with me said that she could do a quick test - what would that be and how accurate. A...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post and question.Of course, a true ELISA test would be more reassuring, but I'd have to think that with three previous negative tests and a current rapid test in your hands that it's unlikely that your child will have HIV.... Read more »

Adoption of a child whose Mother was HIV positive!

My spouse and I have adopted a child whose mother has HIV. The child was tested after birth for HIV and the test showed negative. They gave the child AZT treatments for three weeks after birth. The mother had no prenatal care. We adopted the child...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

If the infant tests negative on two occasions by HIV RNA or DNA PCR testing at least 4 weeks after the infant has stopped taking AZT then you can be very confident the infant is not HIV infected. This assumes the infant was not breast-fed by the HIV... Read more »

adoption - birth mother may be HIV positive

We are currently in the process of accepting a referral for an infant who's mother had 2 positive HIV tests and 4 negative HIV testsduring pregnancy. In reviewing all of the various information on HIV testing that we have received from...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

The mother should be retested with a licensed HIV antibody test. If the test is negative, she is almost certainly negative for HIV as is the baby. If the mother is HIV antibody positive with the screening test and confirmed positive by Western blot,... Read more »

5 year old hiv positive adopted son

Hello and thanks for answering my question. My newly adopted son's viral load undetectable (pos since birth on meds since 4 months old), his cd4 count is 1003 and his percentage is 38%. He is on Kaletra, Epivir, and videx. In the past he has...

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

North Shore University Hospital

HelloCongratulations on the addition to your family.Videx or DDI should be taken on an empty stomach if at all possible since this maximizes the amount of Videx that gets into the blood from the stomach and increases its effectiveness. Your... Read more »

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POSITIVE COUPLE SEEKING TO ADOPT A HIV+ CHILD

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

MY HUSBAND AND i HAVE BEEN HAPPILY MARRIED FOR OVER 7 YEARS AND WEVE KNOWN OF OUR HIV STATUS THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. WE ARE SEEKING TO ADOPT AN HIV POSITIVE CHILD. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF POSITIVE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO LEAGALLY ADOPT AND IF SO HOW WE... Read more »

SEEKING TO ADOPT A POSITIVE CHILD

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Need insurance coverage for HIV child adopting

Posted by opinco, 1 Reply

I really need some direction and help. I help place children with special needs for adoption. We have a little girl a family wants to adopt, she is HIV positive from birth, now 8 years old. The family uses private insurance as he is a contractor. ... Read more »

It'z HIV positive so look 4 the positive side

Posted by lilmisskathy

HEY my name is kathy im 12 and im nt real sure that im ment 4 love sence im +... im black so half the kids at my school already think i got it because of my color.. im suppa athletic, i love runing track, playin basketball and singing.. im good at... Read more »

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