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.
Hi Ant – yes, this is easy – and all good. We get asked this a lot. Please see this link for more info.
https://i-base.info/qa/12132
If I am HIV positive and my girlfriends is HIV positive cn we still make a bay if we are undetectable?
Hi Sophia,
If a child is going to contract HIV, this will be through their mothers. As long as you’re negative, there isn’t any risk. Please see Q’s 6, 9 and 14 here: https://i-base.info/qa/what-are-the-most-asked-questions
hi ,
My bf is positive person.we are going to getting married by next year.he is taking his treatment.can we get a babe with negative