@masterdelrap: Actually, no. If we could just: (a) get people to abstain from sex prior to marriage or use condoms consistently and correctly every time they have sex; (b) get all pregnant women tested for HIV and all HIV+ pregnant women into treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission; and (c) get everyone who's HIV+ and needs ARVs into treatment, we could essentially stop the spread of the virus.
@masterdelrap: I'm all in favor of encouraging people to abstain, but studies show that only 5% of people truly engage in sex exclusively during marriage throughout their lifetime. Evidence is lacking that we have a way to convince everyone to abstain, so we need to promote the use of condoms by those who choose to be sexually active.
@Cee123able: This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. The fact that you are HIV+ does not guarantee that your wife has already contracted or will in the future contract HIV from you. It is important that you inform her of your HIV status if you have not done so already (it sounds like you probably have, given how many times she's been tested) and that you use safer sex techniques (such as using a condom correctly every time for every act) to reduce the risk of transmission going forward.
@Cee123able: It is absolutely possible that your wife has received HIV- test results (and that they are correct, rather than false negatives). The interpretation of HIV tests during pregnancy is more complex than for non-pregnant people, so I can't explain those issues. Watch our videos "The Importance of Condom Compliance" and "The Top Ten Questions About HIV Tests" and "Prevention for Positives" and "Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (Developed World)" for more information.
thats just DISGUSTING that you are saying someone can have kids while being hiv possitive without infecting the partner n baby. if someone has aids they shouldnt have sex AT ALL!!!!! they should be celibate or die!
@1loveOFmusic: Who are you to say that celibacy or death are the only two right options for HIV+ people? Who are you to say that HIV+ people have no right to have children just like HIV- people? Who are you to say that HIV+ have no right to get married, have sex, etc. just like HIV- people? Having an incurable illness is a disability. Denying disabled people equal rights is discrimination, which is wrong. Support equal rights for ALL people regardless of disability status!
I can tell by your responce that you are very ignorant when it comes to this topic. I consider ignorance a huge sickness in todays society, and that you have.
I would like to say that some of the ignorant comments posted on this video have hurt a lot. I know there is ignorance with HIV + people but I simply can't understand why someone would think such things as touching someone will give you HIV or that swimming in the same pool as someone who is HIV + would also end in the same result. This is absolutely ridiculous. Have some of you people even bother to ask a f***ing doctor?! What is your problem? How could you make such a bluntly stupid statement?
Sorry if I'm a bit rude, my tact is a work in progress.... A friend of mine (now deceased from full blown AIDS) contracted HIV because the woman thought her condom would be enough. By his own account they never went without a condom, but regardless it can't be undone. I would argue to contain this virus at all costs. I don't even want those infected to be allowed at the same gym, using the same pools as me - it's only fair considering how irresponsible people are.
Sorry to hear about your friend. To be clear, we've never said that condoms guarantee HIV won't be transmitted. On the contrary, we've made it clear they AREN'T an absolute guarantee in every video that we discuss this. There's no risk of HIV transmission by being at the same gym or in the same pool with someone who's HIV+. Go to the AIDSvideos web site and click "FAQ" and "Myths" to learn the basics.
U r pretty fucked up. They cant infect you by using the same gym equipment, or swimming in the same water as you. The risk of infection while having sex with someone who has HIV/Aids is already less then 20 percent without them being on treatment if they are on treatment is is less then 3%. try to get your facts straight before you comment.
This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. It is certainly true that the risk of HIV transmission from a person whose viral load is undetectable or low is lower than from a person whose viral load is high. But what's your source for the specific statement that the risk is "less than 3%"? And is that 3% per sexual contact, per year, or ... ??? Which sexual practice? I'd welcome finding an evidence-based estimate on such things but haven't seen one to date. Would welcome a pointer if you have one. Thanks!
Absolutely not! With artificial insemination, an HIV- husband can safely get his HIV+ wife pregnant. Using sperm washing and artificial insemination, an HIV+ husband can safely get his HIV- wife pregnant. By following the doctor's instructions, an HIV+ mother can reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to her child to 1-2%. There's no need for HIV+ people to forgo having children or abandon their spouse.
What if you're that 1 or 2%? What if she bleeds on the child, or accidentally bleeds into food she's preparing? Maybe not the most likely thing, but reasonably possible.
I thought the objective was to keep the virus from spreading, now you're saying that condoms are so safe that it's perfectly okay to sleep with someone who is positive? The fact is, even with a condom you will eventually contract it. Especially if oral sex is taking place, which it's unrealistic to think it never would.
What if you're the 98 or 99%? That's a decision the parents have to make--you can't make it for them. There's no risk of transmitting HIV via food preparation. Go to the AIDSvideos web site and click "FAQ" and "Myths" to learn the basics. We never said it's "perfectly okay" to sleep with an HIV+ person; we've stated that using condoms correctly every time greatly reduces but does not eliminate the risk of HIV transmission, which is correct.
If you have sex with someone that is positive and undetectable(which means fully undergoing treatment) then your risk of contracting the disease is less then three percent not using condoms. So imagine using condoms with a person whos viral load is under control. The risk would be almost close to zero but like with anything there is never a zero percent chance.
Leave The HIV to the science community & deal with your fear & prejudice about HIV. it is not the same condition as it was 15 / 20 years ago
it is just as much a positive persons Right....... To have kids as a negative person it is know ones right to judge anyone or dictate anyones LIFE. transmission from mother to child of HIV is 1% which is BETTER THAN 100% As it was 20 years ago thanks to the wonders of science
Right. It's also worth noting that the background rate of birth defects is about 1% on average anyway. Would it make sense to argue that no one should be allowed to have children since 1% of children will be born with birth defects? Of course not.
yes it is amazing however it is still controversal in the united states because they say it is immoral also it is very expensive and like she said it doesn't always work the first time so you have to be rich in order to do this
ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SPREAD OF HIV IS BY STOP HAVING SEX FOR YEARS
masterdelrap 4 months ago
@masterdelrap: Actually, no. If we could just: (a) get people to abstain from sex prior to marriage or use condoms consistently and correctly every time they have sex; (b) get all pregnant women tested for HIV and all HIV+ pregnant women into treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission; and (c) get everyone who's HIV+ and needs ARVs into treatment, we could essentially stop the spread of the virus.
AIDSvideos 4 months ago
@AIDSvideos STOP HAVING SEX PERIOD STOP TRYING TO MAKE CONDOMS SEEMS NICE U STILL CAN GET HERPES WITH CONDOMS
masterdelrap 4 months ago
@masterdelrap: I'm all in favor of encouraging people to abstain, but studies show that only 5% of people truly engage in sex exclusively during marriage throughout their lifetime. Evidence is lacking that we have a way to convince everyone to abstain, so we need to promote the use of condoms by those who choose to be sexually active.
AIDSvideos 4 months ago
Great information. I had no idea sperm washing was a technique that was even possible. Amazing. Thanks for the video.
KidKlassic91 8 months ago
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Cee123able 1 year ago
@Cee123able: This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. The fact that you are HIV+ does not guarantee that your wife has already contracted or will in the future contract HIV from you. It is important that you inform her of your HIV status if you have not done so already (it sounds like you probably have, given how many times she's been tested) and that you use safer sex techniques (such as using a condom correctly every time for every act) to reduce the risk of transmission going forward.
AIDSvideos 1 year ago
@AIDSvideos
thank you soo much for your reply, very helpful. Yes she is aware,
Thank you once again Dr Eric.
Cee123able 1 year ago
@Cee123able: Again, to be clear, I'm not a doctor.
AIDSvideos 1 year ago
@Cee123able: It is absolutely possible that your wife has received HIV- test results (and that they are correct, rather than false negatives). The interpretation of HIV tests during pregnancy is more complex than for non-pregnant people, so I can't explain those issues. Watch our videos "The Importance of Condom Compliance" and "The Top Ten Questions About HIV Tests" and "Prevention for Positives" and "Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (Developed World)" for more information.
AIDSvideos 1 year ago
ammm that is good information... nevertheless i would never have sex with a hiv positive and obviously a big NOOOO on unpretected sex...
Technebrous 1 year ago
thats just DISGUSTING that you are saying someone can have kids while being hiv possitive without infecting the partner n baby. if someone has aids they shouldnt have sex AT ALL!!!!! they should be celibate or die!
1loveOFmusic 1 year ago
@1loveOFmusic: Who are you to say that celibacy or death are the only two right options for HIV+ people? Who are you to say that HIV+ people have no right to have children just like HIV- people? Who are you to say that HIV+ have no right to get married, have sex, etc. just like HIV- people? Having an incurable illness is a disability. Denying disabled people equal rights is discrimination, which is wrong. Support equal rights for ALL people regardless of disability status!
AIDSvideos 1 year ago 7
@AIDSvideos Very smart reply, but you must excuse the ignorance of people and their meaningless words
Cee123able 1 year ago
@1loveOFmusic fuck u! ppl like you should die!!! not the ones that have HIV
devilofcv 1 year ago
@1loveOFmusic
I can tell by your responce that you are very ignorant when it comes to this topic. I consider ignorance a huge sickness in todays society, and that you have.
Cee123able 1 year ago
I would like to say that some of the ignorant comments posted on this video have hurt a lot. I know there is ignorance with HIV + people but I simply can't understand why someone would think such things as touching someone will give you HIV or that swimming in the same pool as someone who is HIV + would also end in the same result. This is absolutely ridiculous. Have some of you people even bother to ask a f***ing doctor?! What is your problem? How could you make such a bluntly stupid statement?
MistroEduardo 2 years ago 3
Sorry if I'm a bit rude, my tact is a work in progress.... A friend of mine (now deceased from full blown AIDS) contracted HIV because the woman thought her condom would be enough. By his own account they never went without a condom, but regardless it can't be undone. I would argue to contain this virus at all costs. I don't even want those infected to be allowed at the same gym, using the same pools as me - it's only fair considering how irresponsible people are.
1frownupsidedown 2 years ago
Sorry to hear about your friend. To be clear, we've never said that condoms guarantee HIV won't be transmitted. On the contrary, we've made it clear they AREN'T an absolute guarantee in every video that we discuss this. There's no risk of HIV transmission by being at the same gym or in the same pool with someone who's HIV+. Go to the AIDSvideos web site and click "FAQ" and "Myths" to learn the basics.
AIDSvideos 2 years ago
U r pretty fucked up. They cant infect you by using the same gym equipment, or swimming in the same water as you. The risk of infection while having sex with someone who has HIV/Aids is already less then 20 percent without them being on treatment if they are on treatment is is less then 3%. try to get your facts straight before you comment.
ladiezluck88 2 years ago 2
This is Eric; I'm not a doctor. It is certainly true that the risk of HIV transmission from a person whose viral load is undetectable or low is lower than from a person whose viral load is high. But what's your source for the specific statement that the risk is "less than 3%"? And is that 3% per sexual contact, per year, or ... ??? Which sexual practice? I'd welcome finding an evidence-based estimate on such things but haven't seen one to date. Would welcome a pointer if you have one. Thanks!
AIDSvideos 2 years ago
@ladiezluck88
Wow, a person with a brain. Tired of all these meaningless, blunt and ignorant comments,
thumbs up!!!
Cee123able 1 year ago
@1frownupsidedown you right but we cant be cruel to sick people u have to have a heart
masterdelrap 4 months ago
Bottom line, don't have kids if you have HIV. If you are with someone who doesn't have HIV and you do, leave them. It's only fair.
1frownupsidedown 2 years ago
Absolutely not! With artificial insemination, an HIV- husband can safely get his HIV+ wife pregnant. Using sperm washing and artificial insemination, an HIV+ husband can safely get his HIV- wife pregnant. By following the doctor's instructions, an HIV+ mother can reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to her child to 1-2%. There's no need for HIV+ people to forgo having children or abandon their spouse.
AIDSvideos 2 years ago
What if you're that 1 or 2%? What if she bleeds on the child, or accidentally bleeds into food she's preparing? Maybe not the most likely thing, but reasonably possible.
I thought the objective was to keep the virus from spreading, now you're saying that condoms are so safe that it's perfectly okay to sleep with someone who is positive? The fact is, even with a condom you will eventually contract it. Especially if oral sex is taking place, which it's unrealistic to think it never would.
1frownupsidedown 2 years ago
What if you're the 98 or 99%? That's a decision the parents have to make--you can't make it for them. There's no risk of transmitting HIV via food preparation. Go to the AIDSvideos web site and click "FAQ" and "Myths" to learn the basics. We never said it's "perfectly okay" to sleep with an HIV+ person; we've stated that using condoms correctly every time greatly reduces but does not eliminate the risk of HIV transmission, which is correct.
AIDSvideos 2 years ago
If you have sex with someone that is positive and undetectable(which means fully undergoing treatment) then your risk of contracting the disease is less then three percent not using condoms. So imagine using condoms with a person whos viral load is under control. The risk would be almost close to zero but like with anything there is never a zero percent chance.
ladiezluck88 2 years ago
Leave The HIV to the science community & deal with your fear & prejudice about HIV. it is not the same condition as it was 15 / 20 years ago
it is just as much a positive persons Right....... To have kids as a negative person it is know ones right to judge anyone or dictate anyones LIFE. transmission from mother to child of HIV is 1% which is BETTER THAN 100% As it was 20 years ago thanks to the wonders of science
sayhey74 2 years ago
Right. It's also worth noting that the background rate of birth defects is about 1% on average anyway. Would it make sense to argue that no one should be allowed to have children since 1% of children will be born with birth defects? Of course not.
AIDSvideos 2 years ago
yes it is amazing however it is still controversal in the united states because they say it is immoral also it is very expensive and like she said it doesn't always work the first time so you have to be rich in order to do this
jscottjdavid 3 years ago
I had no idea about super infection. But i think the sperm washing thing is truly amazing!
hailstorm1375 4 years ago 3