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Question

Is my CD4 count and viral load within the normal ranges?

12 October 2010. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load.

I am currently on treatment my latest result were: viral load 29 and CD4 count 431 is this within accepteble ranges?

Answer

Answer: Charlotte Walker

Thank you for your question.

Your results are very good. Once you are on treatment the most important thing to monitor is your viral load which should, wherever possible, remain under 50 copies/mL. Some people get the occassional ‘blip’ where the viral load goes up a little bit and then down again. This is nothing to worry about. Your viral load of 29 is very good.

Which treatments are you on? Have you experienced any side effects? When did you start treatment?

For more information on CD4 counts and viral load please follow this link

177 comments

  1. winny •

    im seven months pregnant with a viral load of 3750 copies/mL and cd4 count of 267. started treatment a month ago.im on a combination of Efavirenz,Tenofovir and emitricitabine.how long before my Viral load becomes undetected?

  2. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Winny,

    For an explanation of what a CD4 of 267 means and a VL of 3750 please see the following links:

    http://i-base.info/qa/20

    http://i-base.info/qa/6570

    If you aren’t currently on treatment, then it is recommended that you start.

  3. winny •

    my cd4 count is 267 and viral load is 3750 copies/mL what is the meaning of this numbers

  4. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Itumeleng,

    Unless you have an undetectable viral load, then yes, there is a risk that you can transmit the virus. If you have an undetectable viral load, the risks are close to zero. Please see the PARTNER study:

    http://i-base.info/htb/30108

  5. itumeleng •

    Hey am tumii so I just discovered that am HIV positive so I haven’t been to any treatment yet because my CD4 count is 696 am not sure about my viral load so am I at risk of infecting another if I didn’t use protection.

  6. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Nageswara,

    Your CD4 is high, and you’re undetectable. You are doing great.

  7. Nageswara rao •

    My cd4 is 672 and my viral load is undetectable, what is my present condition I am taking anti retrieval treatment since 5years.

  8. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Lebohang,

    Are you on medication?

  9. Lebohang •

    My cd4 is 150 and my viral load is 64,is it normal?

  10. Lisa Thorley •

    Hi Terry,

    Thanks for the comment. And yes an increase in CD4 does demonstrate that ARVs are working.

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