Question
Will I get superinfection if having condomless sex?
29 January 2024. Related: All topics, HIV reinfection (superinfection), HIV transmission.
I have question, what if I had condomless sex with a person with HIV while I have an undetectable HIV?
I am taking the TLD ARV medicines everyday. Will I get superinfection?
Answer
Hi, how are you doing?
It is great to hear how well you are doing on treatment. As you are adherent with your medication and have an undetectable viral load, your treatment will prevent further infection from someone else.
This is called Treatment as Prevention (TaP):
The only risk is if this person has been on the same treatment as you before and has gained resistance to your treatment, or they originally had an HIV strain resistant to treatment.
Both of these cases are rare and you can still largely rely on TaP. Any further concerns about sleeping with someone who is not on treatment would be recommended to use a condom to prevent any further risk.
Do you know if the person had sex with was on treatment themselves?
Josh.