Hiv Positive And Married

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Nigerian Advocacy Group Encourages HIV-Positive Couples to Marry, Offers Counseling, Other Services

An HIV/AIDS advocacy group in Nigeria's Bauchi state is encouraging HIV-positive people to marry one another in an effort to prevent the virus from spreading to HIV-negative people, the AP/Google.com reports. The program is run by the Bauchi Action... Read more »

Door-to-Door HIV Testing, Married Couple Counseling Among Prevention Efforts Needed, PEPFAR Conference Participants Say

Although access to antiretroviral drugs has been the primary focus of U.S. efforts to fight global HIV/AIDS, prevention efforts must increase, according to health care workers attending the second annual meeting of President's Emergency Plan for... Read more »

Agence France-Presse Examines Spread of HIV/AIDS Among Married Women in Cambodia

Agence France-Presse on Thursday examined the HIV/AIDS epidemic among married Cambodian women, who are "largely closed off" from prevention programs because of "the taboos and prejudices of a male-dominated society." According to data gathered at... Read more »

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HIV positive couple married but not having any sex

My husbnd is 48 and has been HIV+ for almost 12 years - hiscell count varies from 4 to 207, which I understand is "fullblown Aids". He is however strong and fairly healthy except for the fact that he suffers from hear fatigue.I am 58 and...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. There may be several reasons for your problems with your husband:1) There may be medical issue going on here, as described in the posting, Decrease in sex drive and libido in people with HIV.2) If this is directly... Read more »

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 »

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 that I am positive. I really love him and I want to really tell him because I won't live well with him if he does not know. He is planning to...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

You need to tell him, and the right time is now. If your gynecologist or another health professional is willing to join you in telling him, that may be very helpful. Now matter how you tell him, it will be difficult. If you have a health... Read more »

HIV + and married

Dr Bob,I am stunned & don't know what to do. I am married to a husband who has AIDS. During my first year in marriage, i noticed that he had put his profile on pozmatch.com saying he is single & looking for women- FYI we are legally...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Within the first year of marriage your poz hubby was posting his profile on pozmatch.com saying he was single and looking for women???? Ohhh . . . there's a red flag for you! And now he's on Manhunt.net? Well, I'm quite certain... Read more »

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I married a HIV positive man

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I married an hiv + man he is the father of my 2 year old, I found out when I was 4 months pregnant that he was + for 10 years, I blacked everything out he turned cold towards me he abused me and left me, im still testing negative as well as my son.... Read more »

Positive and married

Posted by saber01, 2 Replies

I'm just wondering what the Army will do to me since I tested positive and I am married. What can I expect from my chain of command? I am very worried I am going to lose my medical benefits and will not get any of the treatment I need. Read more »

I'm about to marry a HIV pos. man

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I'm about to marry a HIV+ man. We are both 23 and grew up
together in Israel our entire life. We are deeply in love, but I
feel a loss in our relationship. Although we share so much, he
faces a lot of things that I cannot. He has been shunned my his Read more »

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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