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Main Forums => Living With HIV => Topic started by: Victor09 on July 08, 2009, 08:02:06 pm

Title: Risking cross infection!!
Post by: Victor09 on July 08, 2009, 08:02:06 pm

Dear All

Can I have idea with Risking cross infection? ( I meam relationship between hiv+ with partner hiv+)

Victor09

Title: Re: Risking cross infection!!
Post by: newt on July 09, 2009, 06:58:09 pm

This is an evergreen but valuable topic...

If you are both have viral loads of <50 copies then the risk is practically zero. If you have the same type of HIV aswell, I mean precisely the same strain,  have viral loads of <50 copies, then it deffo is zero.

The risk increases as (1) your type of virus differs (2) your viral loads get higher. If you are on meds and  non-adherent there is a very small chance (perhaps) of passing on a resistant type on HIV which may compromsie your partner's treatment.

If you're off treatment then it's mainly point 1 that's important.

- matt

Title: Re: Risking cross infection!!
Post by: Victor09 on July 10, 2009, 11:48:32 am

Matt- Thank you, I just poz inMar09  but sometime it's doesnt fair to have partner is he hiv-
However I just want to ensure and study more if I found some hiv+guy and want into relationship with me   :-*