Question

Was my partner at risk?

21 July 2021. Related: All topics, HIV transmission, Sero different couples, Southern Africa.

Hi, my viral load was high when I first met my boyfriend and we slept without using a condom for months.. And i was taking my Arvs the way I should have been taking them….and he is uncercumsised.. I just read that chances of him getting infected are high.. Can he be infected already?

Answer

Answer: Simon Collins

Hi there

HIV positive people on effective ART are not a risk to their partners.

U=U means that an undetectable viral load on ART makes HIV untransmittable.

This ie even without a condom.

Please see here:

https://i-base.info/u-equals-u/

There would have been a risk when your viral load was high before treatment.

The only way for your partner to know their HIV status if for them to take a test. It would be much better for their health if they find this out now.