Mixed-Status (HIV-Positive/Negative) Couples

Articles

FAQs About Mixed-Status Relationships From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums (Regularly Updated)
From The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
Couples With Mixed HIV Status (January 23, 2012)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Getting Pregnant: HIV-Positive Man and HIV-Negative Woman (Serodiscordant) (August 2011)
From The Well Project
Getting Pregnant: HIV-Positive Woman and HIV-Negative Man (Serodiscordant) (August 2011)
From The Well Project
New HIV Prevention Findings Delay Release of WHO Guidelines for Discordant Couples (July 26, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Couples Navigate Love and HIV (January 12, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Beyond Monogamy: Lessons From Long-Term, Non-Monogamous Male Couples (June 22, 2010)
From The Couples Study
Intro to Me: A Blog Entry by Brooke Davidoff (May 20, 2010)
Newly married, newly pregnant, and newly HIV positive. Talk about putting your relationship to the test right out of the starting gate.
From The Body
Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on Risk of Sexual Transmission of HIV Infection and Superinfection (August 2009)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rejected Because of Your HIV Status? (September/October 2007)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
What's Love Got to Do With It? The Emotional Side of Serodiscordant Relationships (May/June 2007)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
When Opposites Attract: Stories From Mixed-Status Couples (March/April 2007)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Dating, Youth and HIV: From Both Sides (July/August 2006)
Interviews with Raven Lopez, an HIV-positive 16-year-old girl, and Aaron Parker, an HIV-negative 16-year-old boy.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Reach Out and Teach Others (June 2006)
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In WORLD Newsletter, from Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Diseases
Tell and Kiss: Dating and Disclosure (July 2004)
Social worker Michael Mancilla offers advice for anyone who's jittery about disclosing their HIV status to an HIV-negative partner.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
"By the Way, I'm Poz" (July 2004)
Although Steve McMahon's romantic relationship ended the night he told his boyfriend he was HIV positive, he has no regrets.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
There's a Lid for Every Pot (July 2004)
Eric Rodriguez, Executive Director of Body Positive, writes about the inexplicable synergy of his four-year relationship with an HIV-negative man.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
The Disclosure Dilemma: Telling Your Family Your Partner Has HIV (July 2004)
Advice from psychologist Dr. J. "Buzz" von Ornsteiner for HIV-negative people in a mixed-status relationship.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Mixed HIV Status Couples: Moving From Research to Practice (July 2004)
Dr. Robert Remien briefly discusses some of the main issues that face mixed-status couples, and offers some advice on how to deal with them.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Serodiscordant Relationships (March 2004)
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From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Baring Our Souls (July/August 2003)
Two gay British men -- one HIV positive and one HIV negative -- discuss why they've decided to keep using condoms.
In Positive Nation
Pickett Fences: Getting to Know You (March/April 2003)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
One Positive, One Negative: Both Happy (2002)
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From PositiveWords
When Only One of You Doesn't Test Poz (January/February 2002)
A closer look at mixed-status gay relationships.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Pregnancy in Serodiscordant Couples (November 2001)
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
The SMART Couples Project: Factsheet (August 2001)
From SMART Couples Project
The SMART Couples Project: Frequently Asked Questions (August 2001)
From SMART Couples Project
A Patient Asks that You Prescribe a Regimen for Him in an Effort to Reduce the Risk of Viral Transmission to His Partner. Will You Prescribe a Regimen for Him? (December 2000)
HIV-treating physicians in Houston express their professional opinions on the public health implications of antiretroviral therapy.
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
Losing Your Husband to AIDS (December 1997)
Elizabeth Avedon shares her experience.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Mixed-HIV Status Couples: Navigating the Challenges of Everyday Life (October 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Magnetic Marriages: When Positive and Negative Attract (October 1996)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

Research

Study Examines Potential Benefits of Discordant Couple HIV Therapy (October 19, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HPTN 052 Study Stopped Early: Significant Reduction in HIV Transmission From Early Use of HIV Treatment in Serodifferent Partners (August 31, 2011)
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In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
Tenofovir/FTC vs. Tenofovir as Daily Oral PrEP: Preliminary Results From Partners PrEP (July/August 2011)
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In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
Clinical Trials Show PrEP Reduces Heterosexual HIV Transmission (July 19, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
Study Finds that Vaginal Infections Make Women More Likely to Transmit HIV to Men During Sex (July 18, 2011)
From Bloomberg.com
Elizabeth Pisani: PrEP Makes No Sense for Discordant Couples (July 15, 2011)
In The Wisdom of Whores
Where Do We Go From Here: Proof That a Pill Can Prevent HIV in Women and Men (July 14, 2011)
From Global Campaign for Microbicides
TDF2 Study of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Heterosexual Men and Women in Botswana: Key Facts (July 14, 2011)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pivotal Study Finds That HIV Medications Are Highly Effective as Prophylaxis Against HIV Infection in Men and Women in Africa (July 13, 2011)
From University of Washington
CDC Trial and Another Major Study Find PrEP Can Reduce Risk of HIV Infection Among Heterosexuals (July 13, 2011)
CDC assessing data from all heterosexual trials to develop interim guidance for use.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Early HIV Treatment Can Reduce Transmission Risk by 96%, Study Results Show (May 13, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Black AIDS Institute Calls for Increased Investment in HIV Testing, Access to Care, and HIV Treatment Education (May 12, 2011)
New study shows early treatment can be an important HIV prevention tool.
From Black AIDS Institute
Treating HIV-Infected People With Antiretrovirals Significantly Reduces Transmission to Partners (May 12, 2011)
Findings result from NIH-funded international study.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Pushing Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Risk of Chronic Disease for Blacks: Study (April 25, 2011)
In HealthDay
Blog: Experts Debate HIV Counseling, Testing Among HIV-Discordant Couples (September 3, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Showing Sero-Different Couples Some Respect (August 13, 2010)
AIDS 2010 session meshes research on pos-neg relationships with personal stories.
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
Program Modifies Behavior in Some HIV-Mixed Couples (July 23, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Anti-HIV Drugs Slash Risk of Virus Transmission by 92 Percent (June 1, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Drugs Prevent Infection in African Study (February 18, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Increased Risk of HIV Transmission in Serodiscordant Couples Wishing to Conceive (July 27, 2009)
Harm reduction interventions to avoid HIV transmission in heterosexual, serodiscordant couples who wish to have children are urgently needed, particularly in resource-poor settings, according to Sara Brubaker, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of California-San Francisco.
From aidsmap.com
Acyclovir Reduces Disease Progression and Death in People With HIV by Nearly 20% -- But Doesn't Reduce Transmission Risk (July 23, 2009)
HIV-infected people given 400 mg of acyclovir twice-daily as part of a trial to see if the drug reduced HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples were 17% less likely to progress to AIDS, have to start antiretroviral therapy, or die.
From aidsmap.com
Will Your Next Viral Load Be as Undetectable as the Last? Study Says: Probably (June 10, 2009)
From The Body
HIV-Positive Women in U.S. Struggle to Insist on Condom Use (July 2, 2007)
Study finds many HIV-negative men are unwilling to use condoms in a relationship with a woman they know is HIV positive.
From aidsmap.com
Intrauterine Insemination in HIV-Serodiscordant Couple for Male HIV Infection (July 8, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
Research With Couples of Mixed HIV Status (January/February 2002)
Identifying mutual concerns, fostering mutual care-taking.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Genetic, Virological, and Immunological Characterization of a Cohort of Long-Term Monogamous HIV-Discordant Couples (February 5, 2001)
[Archived Article]
Coverage provided by Benjamin Young, M.D.
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Genetic, Virological, and Immunological Characterization of a Cohort of Long-Term Monogamous HIV-Discordant Couples (February 5, 2001)
[Archived Article]
Coverage provided by Pablo Tebas, M.D.
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Couples Study in Haiti Shows Reduction in Heterosexual HIV Transmission (August 26, 1996)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

First-Person Stories

Magnetic Mama: Magnetic Matrimony -- My Journey as Part of a Serodiscordant Couple (Regularly Updated)
From The Body
Conceiving a Child While HIV Positive: A Video Blog Entry by Jermaine Wright (September 23, 2011)
"We may hear a lot about women who are HIV positive and conceiving, and how they can take medications to ensure the fetus does not contract HIV. One thing I've noticed is that we rarely hear about men conceiving while HIV positive."
From The Body
A Decade of Positive Faces: Brian Huskins (Summer 2011)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
A Killer Sex Drive? A Blog Entry by Brooke Davidoff (February 18, 2011)
"Aaaahh the new stress that I/we face. Will sleeping with my husband kill him in the long run?"
From The Body
What They Say Is True: You Do Have to Go There to Come Back -- A Blog Entry by Magnetic Mama (December 2, 2010)
From The Body
Showing Sero-Different Couples Some Respect (August 13, 2010)
AIDS 2010 session meshes research on pos-neg relationships with personal stories.
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
"Knowledge Has Empowered Us to Love Each Other": Stories From a Sero-Different Marriage (August 13, 2010)
A video interview.
In The XVIII International AIDS Conference, from The Body
A "Negative" Outlook: Dr. Steve Natterstad Shares Secrets to a Successful Magnetic Relationship (August 10, 2010)
From The Body
In Sickness and in Health: Magnetic Marriage -- A Blog Entry by Bob Frascino, M.D. (June 23, 2010)
Dr. Bob recounts the hilarious tale of his barely-legal wedding to husband Dr. Steve on Oct. 31, 2008 -- less than a week before Proposition 8 made same-sex marriage illegal in California.
From The Body
A Personal Story (September/October 2008)
Learning to live and love, all over again.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
When Your Partner is HIV Positive (May 14, 2007)
In The Times
Magnetic Couples (Fall/Winter 2004)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Paula Peterson and Griff Butler (2003)
In this excerpt from Roslyn Banish's book, an HIV-positive woman and her husband, who is negative, talk about their relationship, family life and raising their young son.
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In Focus on Living: Portraits of Americans With HIV and AIDS, from University of Massachusetts Press