Question
My partner is positive, will i get infected?
18 December 2015. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, HIV transmission, Sero different couples.
My partner is HIV positive and has a viral load of 40. Will i get infected? How do i prevent this?
Answer
Hi,
A viral load less than 50 is ‘undetectable’. This means that it is so low that tests have trouble finding it. After a couple of months of it being like this this means that the risk of transmission is extremely low. Close to zero. It is up too you if you want to use other methods like condoms.
We know this because of a study called PARTNER that looked at couples like yours. Couples on that study had sex without condoms over 44,500 times and no one became positive. This is because of how effective HIV treatment is.
You can find more information about PARTNER on our website.
Hi,
If you have a question about catching HIV, risks or testing please read this FAQ page on HIV transmission and testing. It will answer most questions.
http://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/hiv-transmission-and-testing
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