Question
I am a HIV positive man – can I ever have a child?
17 February 2011. Related: All topics, Pregnancy.
Might be a stupid question, but just asking. I am a HIV positive male. Will I ever be able to become father to a healthy child? Will I be able to have a baby using natural conception? Is my sperm defective? :-(
Answer
Thank you for your question.
Being HIV positive should not stop you having children. It is possible to have HIV negative children and to conceive naturally without infecting the mother of this child, if she is also negative. You would have to be stable on HIV treatment with an undetectable viral load. Both partners should be without STIs and unprotected sex should happen when the woman is ovulating. This will increase the chances of the woman getting pregnant without becoming positive herself.
Many discordant couples (where one person is positive and the other negative) are managing to conceive naturally and have negative children whilst not infecting each other. For more information on how to do this please follow this link
You may also find it useful to read the Swiss Statement . This describes the transmission risk for someone on stable HIV treatment as “negligible” and “similar to risks of daily life”. It is impossible to put a percentage risk on this.
When you decide you are ready for a child you should contact your doctor and speak to them about it.
Hi,
Is your partner on treatment? If he is on treatment, with an undetectable viral load, you should be able to conceive naturally. Please see our pregnancy guide for more information. Let me know if you have any questions after reading it.
i need a baby i am hiv – my man is + we dont have enough money to make sperm wash please help us
Hi Joe,
i-Base isn’t a dating site but there are HIV positive dating sites. Try http://personals.poz.com/ and see this previous question about online dating.
I am 35 year old woman, on arv and my viral load is undetectable. looking to find a man with same health status.
thank you
Hi Higgins,
I’m glad to hear you’re doing so well. Please follow this link for information about HIV and having a baby.
You might like to try online dating to meet women who are looking for similar things. http://personals.poz.com/ is an HIV positive personals page based personals page.
I am a 42 year old man who is living with hiv but so far am managing
by a good doctor and on ARV for 3 years now. I would like
to have my own baby either by sperm donation or find a woman who will accept me and my health status. Am really desperate to have a baby. Any useful information is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for this helpful website.
Greetings!
I am a 27 year old man who is living with hiv but so far bein manage
by a good doctor nd on ARV for 6 months now. Someday i would like
to have my own baby and find a woman who will accept me and my health status.
Thank you for this helpful website.
It is totally possible, I am HIV- and my husband is HIV+ . We are expecting a baby next month. I and the baby are HIV-. We did ivf, which costed almost $15,000.00. And, we want to try for another baby, we have learnt that there is cheaper way to do it. Do research and also consult ur dr. I got all the information from Internet and god answered our prayers. All the best
Hi Prech,
It’s important to get this looked at by a doctor or nurse. If this is an infection it’s important to get it treated.
Hi we are both on arv and our viral load is undetactable we want 2 have a child the problem is tht i always expireance a small itchy rash betwen my thighs and vigina can this b some infection also my husband expireance this rash on his thigh