Life Expectancy & HIV/AIDS

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My partner was diagnosed with HIV about three years ago. He is in his 20s, strictly adheres to his medication and has an undetectable viral load. Is it reasonable to expect a fairly normal lifespan for him?
What is the life expectancy of someone diagnosed with HIV at age 60?
Does the fact that I have an AIDS diagnosis greatly reduce the normal life expectancy that is being quoted for people with HIV?

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Overview

How Long Will You Live With HIV? Take Studies With a Grain of Salt: A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (September 9, 2009)
From The Body
Anti-HIV Agents: A. Good News for HAART Users (August/September 2008)
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In Treatment Update, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Mortality Trends: Toward a New Definition of AIDS? (Winter 2004/2005)
[Archived Article]
An epidemiological review of the changing nature of HIV disease progression in the U.S.; includes a discussion of opportunistic infection trends.
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Study Examines Mortality Factors in HIV Patients on Protease Inhibitors (October 10, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Research

How Long Will You Live With HIV? Take Studies With a Grain of Salt: A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (September 9, 2009)
From The Body
Life Expectancy Continues to Rise for HIVers on Treatment, Huge Study Finds (July 28, 2009)
From The Body
Continued HIV/AIDS Progress Could Lead to Increased Life Expectancy, Population Among Developing Countries, U.N. Report Says (March 13, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Many Patients Taking HIV Drugs Can Now Expect to Live Into Their 70s (July 25, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
Regular CD4 Monitoring, Big Rise in HIV Diagnosis, Key to Reducing AIDS Death Rate (May 22, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
Mortality Higher Among HIV-Infected Black Patients; Women, Blacks Spend Less Time on HAART (February 6, 2008)
From The Body PRO
Higher Mortality in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Children Born to Mothers With Lower CD4 Cell Counts (January 17, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
U.S. Researchers Estimate HIV Treatment Will Work for 24 Years and Cost £200k (November 10, 2006)
From aidsmap.com
Swiss Study Finds Even With HAART, HIV+ Still Have Tenfold Higher Risk of Death Than General Population (August 28, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
Life Expectancy Gap Due to Smoking, HIV, Diabetes (November 14, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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