How To Tell My Partner I'm Positive

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Insertive neg partner just found out receptive partner is positive

So I have been seeing this guy and we believed we were both HIV negative and decided to engage in unprotected sex. We have recently discovered he is positive. We are still awaiting information on his viral load. His last HIV test was a year ago so...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Believing you are both HIV negative and actually both being HIV negative can be two very different things, as you so dramatically found out! We must assume all our sexual partners could be HIV infected and take all the necessary precautions to... Read more »

both partners positive

Dear Dr. Me and my partner is hiv positive my cd4-cells has just broke the 100 mark and his is... Read more »

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D. »

ELISA TEST NEGATIVE AND CD4 353 MY PARTNER IS POSITIVE AND WE'VE HAD UNPROTECTED SEX FOR 4YRS

Please Dr. Bob answer my question this time? I have a baby with my partner and the baby is 3yr now... Read more »

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Individuals in N.Y., Va. Receive Hoax Letters Claiming to Inform Them of Partners' Positive HIV Test Results

Since early February, at least 10 people in New York have received letters printed on counterfeit Mount Sinai Hospital letterhead claiming to inform them that one of their sexual partners has tested positive for HIV and that they also may be... 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 »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Association Between "Safer Sex Fatigue" and Rectal Gonorrhea Is Mediated by Unsafe Sex With Casual Partners Among HIV-Positive Homosexual Men

The study authors investigated whether and what sexual risk behavior is a mediator of associations between rectal gonorrhea (RG) and beliefs about highly active antiretroviral therapy, safer sex fatigue, or sexual sensation-seeking among homosexual... Read more »

Intimate Partner Violence Towards HIV-Positive Women in the UK

Although previous studies outside of the UK have reported higher levels of intimate partner violence (IPV) towards HIV positive women there is a lack of UK based data on this subject. A joint study between Homerton University Hospital and City... Read more »

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my partner is positive and having a very hard time

Posted by killiansdad, 12 Replies

hello everyone

My partner is positive and has been struggling for some time with depression and stress. He learned he was positive early in our relationship, and although it has been challenging at times, we love each other very much. I am not... Read more »

My partner is positive but can't tell anyone

Posted by gayguyinsf, 7 Replies

My partner (in a stable, non-monogamous relationship) simply can't bring himself to tell anyone, even his closest friends, that he is positive (diagnosed almost a year now). I am willing to let him be the one who tells them, but I wonder if other... Read more »

partner positive - now im preg - am i too?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

i have a question, i suppose i have spent days sifting thru info on the net and its all alot to take in - maybe people with personal experience are better suited 2 help me.....here goes:
my partner was hiv pos but unaware of his status, i finally... Read more »

My partner is positive

Posted by ants, 5 Replies

My relationship of 5 years ended last year when my partner fell in love with someone else. I thought I would never be happy again and then I met my current boyfriend late last year. After dating for 2 weeks I found out he was positive. I always... Read more »

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