Undetectable Women And Hiv Transmission In Africa

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Does undetectable mean that transmission isn't possible?

Hi...I started dating a guy recently. He has been HIV pozitive for three years, his T4 count is 568, and he claims that, since the virus is undetectable in blood, he can't infect me even while barebacking. I'm not so sure about that...are...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Undetectable does not mean noninfectious! Having an undetectable HIV plasma viral load can decrease the risk of transmission, but certainly does not make that risk nonexistent. Barebacking even with an undetectable viral load remains "risky... Read more »

My doc told me that on treatment transmission risk is extremely low. Is he correct? (TRANSMISSION RISK WITH UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD, 2009)

It is quite difficult to find specific answers and I was only able to find a study from Switzerland... Read more »

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

Undetectable Type O HIV Variant

I recently heard a report that a woman from Africa in the United States developed Aids, but tested... Read more »

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S. »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Africa: UNICEF Calls for More Efforts to Reduce Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

Around 23 percent of HIV-positive pregnant women in Western and Central Africa received treatment to prevent their infants from becoming infected in 2009, up from 4 percent in 2005, UNICEF said Wednesday. Yet despite this improvement, many countries... Read more »

Policy Facts: Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Africa

Twenty five million men, women, and children are living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. African women are at higher risk than men and comprise 55% of all AIDS cases in the region. Although the life expectancy of a person living with HIV/AIDS is... Read more »

U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Says Women Especially Vulnerable to Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis last week in Salt Lake City said that women in sub-Saharan Africa are "particularly vulnerable" to HIV infection because "gender equality is a death knell," the Salt Lake City Deseret Morning... Read more »

Africa Lagging on Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

In Africa, lack of infrastructure and other obstacles to HIV drugs access continue to hamper efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT), experts said Monday at the start of the 14th International Conference on HIV/AIDS and Sexually... Read more »

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HIV subtype undetectable by the ELISA?

Posted by mariana, 3 Replies

According to Dr Steve is undetectable HIV subtype O N and M. .. own Western Asia and Africa ... elisa tests do not detect it then? as we know if we have this variant? as we have had symptoms of acute retroviral syndrome and are a few that we feel... Read more »

Information on transmission from women to men

Posted by Anonymous

I am in a new relationship. I have been HIV+ since 1986 and have not allowed myself to even think there could be a man to accept this. Now I have met someone but he is scared and has no one to talk to - where can I send him to have a man who is in... Read more »

Female to male transmission and visa versa

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

When they say there is a very small chance for men to get HIV from a woman sexually, this means when the woman HAS HIV.

For women, they can get HIV from males sexually (vaginal) extremely easy, it can be one chance in one! Some women do not catch... Read more »

any good resources about transmission?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am a 27 yr old female who was diagnosed hiv+ 4 months ago. I
started my meds and w/in a month had gotten the virus to an
undetectable state and my CD4 count up. I am dealing w/ things
pretty well mostly b/c my family and the few friends I have
chos... Read more »

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