Question

What is Tribuss used for?

25 April 2017. Related: All topics.

My partner and I tested negative, however when she had a miscarriage she was given a med called Tribuss. I thought this was a HIV med.

Answer

Answer: Lisa Thorley

Thanks for getting in touch.

Yes Tribuss is used to treat HIV. Therefore, I am not sure why your negative partner would be given Tribuss following a miscarriage. Owning to this, she should speak to the doctor who prescribed this to her.

70 comments

  1. Roy Trevelion •

    Hi Shyness,

    It’s great that you and your partner want to have a kid. And it sounds like the doctor has given you good advice. Absolutely yes, you can have a kid. But your partner needs to use HIV treatment (ART).

    So before you do sex without condoms your partner needs to take ART. And his viral load needs to be undetectable. You can ask the doctor for this test. An undetectable blood test means a result of less than 50 copies/mL. Please see the Partner study where couples had condomless sex 58,000 times without linked transmission of HIV.

    You can read more here about Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U). And here’s the guide to HIV pregnancy and women’s health.

    You can talk to your doctor about why he gave you Tribuss. Tribuss is a treatment for HIV. But if you want to protect yourself against HIV you can ask the doctor to give you PrEP instead. PrEP is a pill with just 2 drugs in it. But it works well as protection for people who are HIV negative.

  2. shyness •

    I’m negative he’s positive we want to have a kid, we’ve been using a protection for the past 18 months
    I’m from the doctor now as well speak
    He gave me Tribuss
    The doctor told me to know my partner viral load first before we do unprotected…

  3. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Cndy,

    Odimune and tribuss are both generic versions of Atripla, it’s common to switch between them.

  4. Cndy •

    I was on tribuss in 2017 capetown.i defaulted so nw am in Gauteng i started my treatment bt they gave me Odimune..aint that gonna cz a problem

  5. Roy Trevelion •

    Hi Maya,

    Please can you make your question clearer? Thanks.

  6. Maya •

    If I’m using Tribuss I’m I HIV positive

  7. Roy Trevelion •

    Hi Zamani,

    As Lisa says on this Q&A, you should speak to the doctor if they’ve given you Tribuss. Please let us know more about it.

  8. Zamani •

    So if i use Tribuss it means m HIV positive

  9. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi T.E.

    The meds that you’re taking are very effective at controlling HIV.

  10. T.E MOKABA •

    im using trivens .s it good i am 63 years old

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