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Life span expectancy

Three years + ve and only one year monitored, Cd4 last time (August 02) 609; 32 First time (October 01) CD4 416 36 and no meds yet The highest CD4 635 34 (November 01) the percentage is going down from 36 to 32 Cd4 seems stable. How much years...
Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

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

Rocky Mountain CARES
Thanks for your question.From the looks of it, you have a stable and normal CD4 cell percentage. The total CD4 count bounces around as you can see.You ask about life expectancy-- there are many factors that go into this; primarily what your current... Read more »

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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Kansas City Star Examines Increasing Life Spans of HIV-Positive U.S. Residents

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Africans on HIV Drugs Can Expect Normal Life Span -- Study

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AIDS Reduces Zambians' Life Span

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Posted by blkshape, 8 Replies
Hello

Thank you for reading my post .

I am a newly diagnosed (one month) .Last week , I went for first time to my doctor.

The doctor , who is supposed to be a specilits in HIV , told me that A normal life expectancy is 8 years without meds and 8... Read more »

Life Expectancy with HIV

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Hi

I was recently diagnosed with HIV some 6/7 weeks ago. While I can accept this illness and try not to let it affect my life too much, and making sure I go to my appointments on time etc, I'm wanting to know if HIV actually has an impact of your... Read more »

Life Expectancy for H.I.V.

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Does anyone know the life Expectancy for H.I.V.

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Have HIV or AIDS and selling your life insurance?

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Have HIV or AIDS and thinking about selling your life insurance
policy? This can bring financial independence but Watch Out! THis
is just like any other big financial transaction, too big just to
trust a phone number in a magazine. Get this free 60... Read more »

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