Question
How soon after starting treatment could we try for a baby?
14 September 2012. Related: All topics, Pregnancy, Sero different couples, Starting treatment.
Hi, I just started taking Tribuss six weeks ago. My fiancé, who’s negative wants a child. How are our chances of having a biological child without putting my fiancé at risk of being infected?
Answer
Hi,
Please excuse me if I have this the wrong way round, but I am assuming that you are female and your partner is male.
If this is the case, then you can try to become pregnant using self insemination at any time without putting your partner at any risk. If you want to reduce the risk to your partner while conceiving during sex, then guidelines suggest that the positive partner should have an undetectable viral load for sim months before not using condoms. This is because it can take long for viral load to become undetectable in genital fluid compared to in blood.
Please see these links to the HIV and pregnancy guide:
Planning your pregnancy
- Preconception, planned pregnancy, and your rights to have a baby
- When the man is HIV positive and the woman HIV negative
- When the woman is HIV positive and the man is HIV negative
- When both partners are HIV positive
- The Swiss Statement
- Can I get help if I am having difficulty conceiving?
This Q&A recently answered a similar question from the perspective of the man being positive.
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