Question
Pregnant with a low CD4 count
27 November 2012. Related: All topics, Pregnancy, South Africa.
I am HIV positive and pregnant. I have a very low CD4 count. Please help me, what should I do?
Answer
Hello,
Are you on treatment yet?
Without knowing more about your situation I can only give you very general information.
In South Africa people are recommended to start ARVs when their CD4 count is 350 or below. This includes pregnant women.
Follow this link more information about HIV and pregnancy.
Hi Sally,
What your nurse has said is very true. As soon as someone starts meds their viral load begins to drop, and drop very quickly. This is really important when someone is pregnant.
There’s more info about pregnancy and HIV here:
http://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy
Due to you having a low CD4 count of 26, you should ideally follow the advice that’s in this link:
http://i-base.info/qa/4643
Best of luck with the rest of your pregnancy.
Hi im pregnant with low cd4 of 26..im scared but i was already 2 months on treatment when i found out about the pregnacy..what will be my challenges..and my viral load was high..but the nurse said its getting down as it was millions