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		<title>My husband tested positive &#8211; why am I still negative?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5917</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV transmission]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband and I have been together for 6 years. Recently his sister tested HIV positive. As a result we thought it would be best just to have ourselves tested. Since we've been together I have tested myself 4 times and have been negative. I have also had a baby two years ago and still tested negative. My husband has never had himself tested as he thought that if I was negative he was also negative.

Last week he tested positive and I still tested negative. His CD4 count is 576, the doctor says he has a healthy count as a person that does not have HIV and therefore does not need to start treatment. My husband says that he has no idea on how he contacted the virus as he has been faithful to me all this time.

I some how find that hard to believe. He says he has probably had it before he met me and never knew. Is that possible? How long would it take for the count to reach 576 or has he been infected recently? Please help...]]></description>
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		<title>Why do I suffer from headache when taking Atripla?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5900</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been taking atripla for almost four weeks and the headaches dont go away.  They are getting strong is this normal ?]]></description>
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		<title>Can someone with HIV play professional football?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5695</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelina Namiba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can a professional football player have HIV and still play in a football match?]]></description>
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		<title>Should I test my children?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5870</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5870#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelina Namiba</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV transmission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was diagnosed 7 years ago. I am married with 2 children aged 7 and 2. Both my kids 
were not planned especially the youngest one because I took every measure 
except one time. They are healthy. 

Do I need to test them for HIV?

Just last year in November I had sex with my wife and the condom bust. She 
has been negative all these years the biggest worry is going for an HIV test. Now my 
CD4 count is 980 while my viral load is 200. That was at the end of December.
I am not on treatment for the last 7 year.  The highest viral load I have ever had was 600 once but  on most occasions it's between 30 and 250. My doctor says I am non progressive. 

What are my future problems?
]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m pregnant &#8211; why do I need a second HIV test?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5875</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5875#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Having a baby]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am pregnant and had one test done so far and it was negative.  My doctor said that I will have another done in 3 months. Why is this?]]></description>
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		<title>I am dizzy after taking Atripla for five days</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5835</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5835#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Side effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starting treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am recently on Atripla. from 5 days and I feel very dizzy after I take it  and also the second day when I wake up.

If I take the pill even my stomach is not empty , it will have the same effect?

I take some recreational drugs sometime (marijuana or coke 1-2 in a month) how is this affect my treatment?]]></description>
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		<title>Is starting treatment early better for me?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5831</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Side effects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, and thank you for any advice you can offer me. I was recently diagnosed with a CD4 of 444 and a VL of 10,100. My doctor said I may want to consider beginning Atripla. Though my numbers are not all too concerning at the moment, I wonder if starting treatment this early has a better result in keeping the virus in control. Thank you for your advice!]]></description>
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		<title>Is Viramune XR better for my metabolism?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5827</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I take Truvada and Viramune XR and have a little higher livercount but it is still within the reference-range. As regard to releasing the drug slower to the body, is XR better for my metabolism? 

How much water do I have to dring in a day?  Is it more important to drink a lot for liver and kidney?]]></description>
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		<title>Why do I get rejected when I&#8217;m honest about my HIV status?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5817</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5817#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newly diagnosed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I got tested for hiv and it was positive. I was told i have to be honest to my partner but I was rejected by him.  Then I met another boyfriend and my first boyfriend told him about my status.  How can you be honest when you keep on being rejected every time? 
]]></description>
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		<title>What is causing me diarrhoea and joint pain?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5811</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5811#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelina Namiba</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Side effects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi

I was diagnosed with HIV in June 2011 while pregnant and I gave birth to an HIV negative baby in Nov. I am taking Alluvia and Lamzid. I only experienced runny tummy during the first 2 weeks of taking the medication. 

Of late, I've been experiencing a runny tummy, muscle and joint aches as well as weight loss. I need to know what could be the cause of these health concerns.

Thank You]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m 40 plus and positive &#8211; what is my life expectancy?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5807</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5807#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life expectancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living with HIV long-term]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Newly diagnosed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If I'm diagnosed HIV positive in my mid forties can I hope for a life expectancy of 35 plus years?
]]></description>
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		<title>Is it possible that I have TB without any symptoms?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5802</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5802#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Changing treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coinfections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opportunistic infections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had a persistent cough last year after about of PCP which is when I was diagnosed. The cough has now gone away. Since then I have been taking darunavir/ritonavir and truvada and also co-trimoxazole prophylaxis. 

My HIV consultant referred me back to the respiratory physician because of my cough and did many tests since. Regular X-rays and bronchoscopy. Nothing has been cultured and I have no symptoms of TB apart from a not normal chest X-ray.  He, however, seems convinced and wants to treat me which would complicate matters enormously because of the interactions involved and would probably mean changing from a regime which I tolerate well and find easy to follow. 

I have heard horror stories with efavirenz and I'm not keen to use it.

Is it possible that I have TB (it's very prevalent around here) without any symptoms and do I need treatment for it right now if it's latent?]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m worrying about reports of higher risk of HIV and cancer&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5799</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5799#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Collins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ageing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[All topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life expectancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living with HIV long-term]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have carried out some considerable research since my pos diagnosis in Dec 2011 regarding the high probability of contracting some form of cancer compared with a neg person. Frankly it has left me feeling petrified as it appears that meds are helping us to live longer but only to massively increase our chances of getting cancer. I am really thankful for antiretrovirals but now feel that a poz diagnosis really is a death sentence in one way or another.]]></description>
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		<title>What is the life expectancy of a positive baby not on treatment?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5790</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5790#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelina Namiba</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life expectancy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and babies are  HIV positive.

What is the lifespan if the babies of they are not on medication.
]]></description>
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		<title>Can we have unproteced sex if my boyfriend is undetectable?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5783</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5783#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelina Namiba</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV transmission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sero different couples]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My boyfriend has HIV but he says he says he is undetectable. 

Is it okay to have sex without a condom or do we need to use them?]]></description>
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		<title>Should I go for a regular checked up?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5772</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5772#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CD4 and viral load]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starting treatment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://i-base.info/qa/?p=5772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a test for HIV in 2005 and I was positive but doctor told me I should not start the medication because my CD4 counts is more now.  Is 7 yrs after that I have not been to the hospital to check my CD4 status because I don't feel sick.  What should I do?  Do you think I should get checked regularly?]]></description>
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		<title>Why can&#8217;t I have the same life expectancy as hiv negative person?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5768</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5768#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Li Marhaban</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life expectancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living with HIV long-term]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[if I adhere to my drugs, maintain a high CD4%, plus undectable viral load why can I not have the same life expectancy as a hiv negative person?]]></description>
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		<title>I am HIV positive and 1 month pregnant. When do I start taking ARV&#8217;s?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5760</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5760#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelina Namiba</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Having a baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Starting treatment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am HIV positive and one month pregnant.

When do I start taking the pills that would prevent my child being infected? ]]></description>
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		<title>I am newly diagnosed, will I ever have a relationship?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5747</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5747#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelina Namiba</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newly diagnosed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have just found out am HIV positive. I am 33 and worried about my future.

Will I ever have a relationship with a lady again or will I be alone for the rest of my life? 
I am very worried]]></description>
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		<title>Should I continue taking septrin if my CD4 count  has risen to above 200?</title>
		<link>http://i-base.info/qa/5749</link>
		<comments>http://i-base.info/qa/5749#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelina Namiba</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Opportunistic infections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How long can a person take Septrin?

Is it ok to continue taking it even if CD4 levels have risen (from below 10 to 270)? 
Thanks.
]]></description>
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