Hiv Partner With No Positive Partner Wanting To Get Pregnant

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Hi I am negative and my partner found out he was positive whilst I was three months pregnant

. Since then I have survived three test all being negative and gave birth to a healthy little girl. This has been great our little miracle baby. See we both probably would have dealt differently with the news by turning to active drug addiction...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

Your partner has some problem with being intimate. I'm not sure what he wants you to wait for. In order to be intimate with you, talk to you, or hold you, he does not need to be treated or perfectly healthy. All that is required is a desire to... Read more »

My partner & his partners are HIV positive. I'm negative, how come?

Dear Doctor,I'm a ugandan I live in Uganda. In August 2001 I started a relationship with a man... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

partners having unprotected sex with different strains (SEX BETWEEN TWO HIV POSITIVE PARTNERS, 2011)

when i was diagnosed my doctor told me that i am classified as HIV strain 2 and with cd4 count of 5... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Questions and Answers for Professional Partners: Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents and Pregnant Women in Healthcare Settings

General Background Specific Populations Opt-Out Screening, Counseling and Consent Provider-Specific Information Public Health Implications Reimbursement and Funding Issues Summary Question General Background Why is CDC recommending... Read more »

Having a Baby When Both Partners Are HIV Positive

If you and your partner are both HIV-positive and want to have a child, there are two important issues to consider: keeping both of you as safe as possible while trying to get pregnant and preventing the baby from becoming infected. Protecting... Read more »

Testing the Fathers: Carrying Out HIV and STI Tests on Partners of Pregnant Women

In the current study, the authors present results from a pilot initiative to offer sexual health and HIV screening to the male partners of women undergoing antenatal ultrasound examination at Homerton Hospital in London. The team noted that while... Read more »

Is HIV Riskier for Men With Pregnant Partners?

Pregnancy may double the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission, according to research presented Sunday at the 2010 International Microbicides Conference in Pittsburgh. Researchers with the University of Nairobi and University of Washington... Read more »

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Will my HIV+ partner still want to be with me

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I know that a lot of times the question is reversed...will the neg guy want to stay in a serodiscordant relationship. I'm worried about the opposite. My partner and I both tested this week...he came out positive, me negative.

We have been... Read more »

Living in China with an HIV positive partner

Posted by geekboy75, 1 Reply

This is a shot in the dark but here goes. I am living in Beijing, China and my partner was recently diagnosed HIV positive. CD4 count is hovering around 200. Is there anyone out there who's living with HIV in China (or with an infected partner)?... Read more »

How to protect your partner when you are dating someone who is not HIV Positive?

Posted by pozlady, 3 Replies

Are there any other measures that are important besides the use of condoms that one should take when dating someone who is not HIV Positive?
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One partner Positive, One negative

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I would appreciate communicating with someone who is in hetrosexual relationship where one member is hiv+ and one hiv-. New to this don't know where to start for information. Would also appreciate e-mails.

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