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Offline Edwa12

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« on: December 24, 2019, 01:10:37 pm »
Hello everyone
I was recently told I was undetectable by my doctor and I would want to ask .if I go for a check up at a clinic around will I still be considered +ve or not

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Re: Inquiry
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2019, 02:02:41 pm »
Hiya,

In short, if you have been diagnosed with HIV, you will be HIV+ for life.
Having a low or undetectable viral load does not change that diagnosis or that you are living with HIV.

Now, I'm not going to chase you around the forum regarding an introduction either, and so there is no misunderstanding it's no longer a suggestion, please introduce yourself as mentioned below - Thank you.

Hiya,

Welcome to the forum, just to check as it's unclear to me if you are living with HIV? Or are you taking PrEP and talking about reducing the risks i.e spread to yourself?

If you are living with HIV perhaps you could introduce yourself to the forum, how are you doing, what are your recent lab results like (CD4/VL) and what HIV treatment are you on? It's standard for new members.

I moved this thread & question to the prevention area, where some of the more senior forum members answer posts here like Leatherman who has already answered that if you are living with HIV,  Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U), more details on TASP/U=U can be found here https://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=71864.0

Let us know if you have questions about this here or if you are a PrEP user perhaps you can clarify that. 

Thanks, Jim

« Last Edit: December 24, 2019, 02:09:11 pm by Jim Allen »
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