Is it possible to have sex with an infected person and still be tested negative?
HIV discordance is real and often not easy to explain. It is possible for one to be in a sexual relationship for a long time with someone who is HIV positive without becoming HIV positive but in the long run unless protection is used such a person will su
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Dear Doctor,
Two years ago I fell in love with a man who had lost his wife back in 1995. When we went for HIV testing , he tested positive while I was negative. He believes his late wife infected him. A year ago we got married. I became pregnant, but tested HIV-negative. We have a four-month-old baby who is also negative. I am also still HIV-negative. Is it possible for one to live with HIV for so long without looking sick or is it a case of divine healing?
Mercy
Dear Mercy,
HIV discordance is real and often not easy to explain. It is possible for one to be in a sexual relationship for a long time with someone who is HIV positive without becoming HIV positive but in the long run unless protection is used such a person will surely get infected with HIV.
The fact that your husband has had HIV for over fifteen years without progressing to AIDS does not mean he is healed.
There are some people who are called slow progressors who take long with the virus without showing symptoms. The correct thing for you to do is to go for counselling.
Your husband should be assessed and if he is eligible for ARVs, he should be put on the drugs.
Dear Doctor,
Two years ago I fell in love with a man who had lost his wife back in 1995. When we went for HIV testing , he tested positive while I was negative. He believes his late wife infected him. A year ago we got married. I became pregnant, but tested HIV-negative. We have a four-month-old baby who is also negative. I am also still HIV-negative. Is it possible for one to live with HIV for so long without looking sick or is it a case of divine healing?
Mercy
Dear Mercy,
HIV discordance is real and often not easy to explain. It is possible for one to be in a sexual relationship for a long time with someone who is HIV positive without becoming HIV positive but in the long run unless protection is used such a person will surely get infected with HIV.
The fact that your husband has had HIV for over fifteen years without progressing to AIDS does not mean he is healed.
There are some people who are called slow progressors who take long with the virus without showing symptoms. The correct thing for you to do is to go for counselling.
Your husband should be assessed and if he is eligible for ARVs, he should be put on the drugs.