Question
Can HIV medication cause miscarriage at 1 week?
23 November 2011. Related: All topics, Pregnancy.
Hi, can HIV medication terminate 1 week pregnancy?
Thank you.
Answer
Thank you for your question.
We are not aware of any studies that directly link HIV treatment to being a cause of miscarriages at 1 week of pregnancy.
The only data we have is that an HIV positive woman might take longer to conceive.
However, the course of pregnancy does not differ from that of a negative woman, particularly if she is on antiretroviral HIV meds.
Hello Mpuse and thank you for sending your question through.
I am very sorry to hear you have had such difficulty with pregnancies.
Living with HIV doesn’t stop you from becoming a mother.
There is no evidence specifically linking living with HIV with miscarriages.
It’s a quite complex issue and sometimes it’s not clear what the cause is.
Have you been able to discuss with the doctors? Have they found what might be the reason?
The most important thing now is to make sure you are taking care of yourself.
Make sure you eat right, you sleep well and that you take some time to recover.
Are you getting enough support?
I am sending you a link with information about pregnancy that you might find helpful.
https://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy
Feel free to stay in touch if you think we can help.
I am living with HIV, a woman 36years old, and I have miscarried 4 times.
What can I do to get pregnant?
my boyfriend is HIV negative…
Hi Udeme, I am sorry to hear that you have had miscarriages. Have you been investigated for possible reasons for this? HIV alone and if you are on medication will not increase your risk of miscarriage. At what point in the pregnancy are you having them? Unfortunately your age may contribute to these miscarriages. Above 35 and 3 out of 10 pregnancies will be miscarried. Have you spoken with anyone about possible options you have available to you to help?
What can I done so that I can conceive has an. Hiv woman I had miscarriage three time and my husband is negative and am 43yrs