Question
Can I get pregnant if I’m using ARVs?
6 October 2020. Related: All topics, Pregnancy.
Can I get pregnant if I’m taking this medication Acriptega?
Answer
Thanks for getting in touch.
ARVs don’t have any impact on a woman’s chances of getting pregnant, so if you’re reading to start trying for a baby then you can.
Being on ARVs is important when you’re pregnant as they reduce the risk of transmission.
Hi Mbali, thanks, it sounds like you are definitely negative but this is not related to your blood type. It is not clear whether your partner is HIV positive or HIV negative though. This is something that is important to know if you are having sex without condoms. If he is positive, the doctor would be clear about this and he would then have a viral load test. In very rare cases someone can be HIV positive but still have a very low viral load. Until you are sure about this it is better to used condoms or PrEP. So long as you are HIV negative, your baby will be negative.
Hi .My partner tested positive recently ,and it seems he had been infected all along but was undetectable if thats the right term to use, im saying this because we have been having unprotected sex and I tested recently about 4 consecutive months due to being pregnant and i am still negative.
He wasn’t on medication as his results were inconclusive last he checked but he took the pep treatment for 28 days (according to his words) supposedly 3-5 years back. I’m a blood type O and is this the reason i keep on testing negative.
Given that i keep testing negative is there any chance that our baby got infected ? Please keep in mind that he wasn’t taking meds while we had sex all this time .thank you kindly
Hello Rosaline and thanks for getting in touch.
Living with HIV should not prevent you from having children.
You can have children the natural way.
If you remain on ARVs and your viral load is undetectable, you cannot pass on HIV to your children.
Here are somme more information:
https://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy
I am Rosaline. I am on ARVs and I am 30. Looking for the fruit of the womb. How will that be possible?
Hello and thanks for the question.
Do you mind if I ask: Are you on treatment?
Sometimes women living with HIV experience changes in their period and you could have heavier or lighter bleeding.
Living with HIV does not prevent you from becoming a mother and being on effective treatment will not allow for HIV to be passed on to the baby.
So, living with HIV should not stop you from having children.
If you can, it would be a good idea to visit a specialist to discuss options for pregnancy, as these changes might also have some hormonal cause or be affected by other STIs.
I’m 40 years of age and I’m looking for a child of my own I recently find out I’m hiv positive and my period are not coming the same I only see them 2days I think there is something wrong with me
Hi Noni, Triolar and Citenivr are the same medication.
They are both generic versions of Atripla. They have different names because they have been made by different manufacturers, but they still work the same way.
It is okay to switch between Triolar and Citenvir. There is no problem.
Generic versions of Atripla: Atripla (efavirenz + tenofovir DF + FTC)
Hi I am anonymous ,Mediposr has sent me triolar arvs,I wa using citenvir, they have said to me citenvir is out of stock all over the country ,what should I do, because I have been using citenvir for a long time, is there anyone who is currently using triolar?