Question
My husband is HIV positive, is it good to try for a baby?
21 July 2016. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, Pregnancy, Sero different couples.
My husband is HIV positive, we found out about a year ago. I’ve been tested and it always been negative. But when I ask, people tell me that it takes a long time for HIV to show up. Now my husband wants us to plan for the future and have a baby. What are the risks for me and the baby? And what about his viral load? Is it good for us to try for a baby?
Answer
Many couples, where one is HIV positive and the other is not, have had healthy HIV negative babies. So if you both want to do this you can.
HIV doesn’t take a long time to show up. Accurate tests can show you have HIV in the first few months after infection. But even if you did test HIV positive too, you can both still have a healthy baby who is HIV negative.
It’s important that your husband is taking HIV meds and that he has an undetectable viral load. If he has an undetectable viral load it dramatically reduces the risk to you.
It’s a good idea for you and your husband to talk to the doctor about how you become pregnant safely. And it’s important that you look after your own health.
Timed intercourse, for when you are most fertile, is recommended for conception in couples that generally prefer to use condoms as well as HIV meds to reduce risk of transmission.
You can find out much more about HIV, pregnancy and women’s health in the guide here.
This is false. If you are on treatment with an undetectable viral load, the risk is less than 1 in 100. The risk to the second child is the same as the first child.
But when I read on the enternet they say for the first child he or she will be Negative but when I try ather one then that’s when I will become positive to is this true or false
As well as using timed intercourse, occasionally PrEP might be recommended for the negative partner. PrEP means that you take just two HIV meds, often in a single pill, to help protect against HIV.
You can ask your doctor or clinic if this is available, and if it would be good treatment for you.
So what about the pills that you take to prevent me and baby and how do you take offer antil when