Question
Can an HIV positive man still have children?
24 March 2007. Related: All topics, Pregnancy.
Can an HIV positive man still have children? If so, what is the risk to mother and child?
Answer
Thanks for your question which is very easy to answer.
The simple answer is a definite “yes” as being on modern HIV treatment also protects your partner.
As long as viral load is undetectable, the risk of transmission becomes zero. This means that your partner will not be at risk and the baby will be negative too.
The risk of a baby having HIV is only directly related to the HIV status of the mother, not the father.
So if your partner is also HIV positive, this is how you can have an HIV negative baby.
The i-Base guide to HIV, Pregnancy and Women’s Health includes a chapter on planning pregnancies and is available online or in print.
Note: This answer was last updated in January 2018 from an original post from March 2007.
Delta-32 mutation is a genetic condition so you would need to talk to your doctor about a genetic test. However, if you are using protection then that may be the reason why you are still HIV negative.
How can you find out if you are Delta-32 as I have been with my partner for 10 years and have not caught HIV although since he was tested possitive we have used protection?
Most probably she has the Delta-32 deletion (a genetic reason) that protects her from infection. A tiny number of people do have that protection.
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Please re-read the original post for more information and follow the link to the online guide to HIV and pregnancy.
If the sperm from the man has been treated with sperm-washing, then in vitro fertilisation is 100% safe.
If the sperm comes from an HIV-positive man and the women is HIV-negative, then there is a risk of infection, although this is much lower if the man has undetectable viral load in his sperm.
The process of in-vitro fertilisation is safe and recommended in an HIV-positive women, if this is recommended by the fertility clinic. The process itself does not carry an infection risk.
Is invitro fertilization safe for the a woman having a baby with an HIV+ man?
I am sorry that I don’t know the answer to this question, but I think it is unlikely.
This is a fairly specialised service, and I only know of clinics in Italy (where Dr Semprini first develeoped this option) or other European centres that have started similar clinics,
Hi,
Is sperm washing available in India?