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Volume 13 Issue 9 - Page 5 September 2005
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Dear Laury: I was just recently diagnosed HIV positive and my fiancé is HIV negative. Is it safe for us to still have sex without using a condom and if so, what are the percentages of transmission rates of women passing the virus to men, also does it make a difference how high or low your CD4 or viral load is?

Sincerely, Newly Diagnosed

Dear Newly Diagnosed:I can't give you a specific percentage rate for women passing the virus to men, because transmission is based on several factors - such as other STDs (especially herpes), circumcision (uncircumcised has higher risk of infection), and viral load (having an undetectable viral load drastically reduces your chance of transmitting the virus) - but I can say that studies have shown that it is definitely more difficult for a woman to pass HIV to a man than for a man to pass it to a woman.

One study found that male to female transmission was eight times "more efficient" than female to male,2 and male to female transmission in that study was roughly 1 in every 1,000 sex acts. So, if you wanted to take that a step further (which you can't do scientifically) female to male transmission would be something like 1 in every 8,000 sex acts.

So, if your male partner is circumcised, your viral load is undetectable, and neither of you have any other STDs, the chances of you transmitting the virus to him would be very, very small, but there still would be a chance. If one or both of you does have herpes, you may want to consider talking to your health care provider about taking acyclovir daily to help reduce transmission.

2NS Padian, SC Shiboski, SO Glass and E Vittinghoff Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA

What do you want to know?

As you've probably noticed, "As Told By Laury" is finally here! Laury McKean, RN, who is a nurse at Country Doctor Clinic in Seattle, has graciously agreed to answer your questions in this new monthly column, "As Told By Laury." This is your opportunity to learn more about women and HIV, so please don't be shy! Whether it's about medication side effects or where we positive people stand statistically today, all questions are welcome. You may submit your questions in your own name or make up a new one to protect your identity. If you have an HIV-related question you'd like Laury to answer, please send it to Tonya at tonya@babesnetwork.org or call her at (206) 720-5566 x16 to submit it via telephone.

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Querida Laury: Recientemente fui diagnosticada VIH positivo y mi prometido es VIH negativo. Es seguro tener sexo sin usar un condón, si así fuera, cuál es la tasa de transmisión del virus de mujeres a hombres? Hace alguna diferencia que tan alto o bajo sean tus CD4s o tu carga viral?

Sinceramente, Recién Diagnosticada

Querida Recién Diagnosticada:No puedo darte una tasa específica de transmisión del virus de mujeres a hombres porque la transmisión depende de varios factores tales como otras Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual -ITS (especialmente herpes), circuncisión (no circuncidados tienen más alto riesgo de infección) y carga viral (carga viral indetectable reduce drásticamente tu chance de tranmitir el virus). Sin embargo, estudios han demostrado que es más difícil pasar el VIH de una mujer a un hombre que de un hombre a una mujer.

Un estudio demostró que la transmisión de hombre a mujer fue ocho veces "más eficiente",2 y en ese estudio la transmisión de hombre a mujer fue de casi 1 entre 1,000 actos sexuales. Si quieres tomar ese ejemplo (el cual no puedes hacerlo científicamente), la transmisión de mujer a hombres sería de 1 entre 8,000 actos sexuales.

Si tu pareja esta circuncidado, tu carga viral es indetectable y ninguno de ustedes tiene otra ITS, la probabilidad de que tu le transmitas el virus sería muy muy pequeña, pero todavía existiría esa probabilidad. Si uno o ambos tiene herpes, tendrias que hablar con tu proveedor de salud sobre tomar aciclovir diariamente para ayudar a reducir la transmisión.

2NS Padian, SC Shiboski, SO Glass and E Vittinghoff Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Qué quieres saber?

Como quizás has notado, "Contado por Laury" por fin ha llegado! Laury McKean, RN, quien es una enfermera en la Clinica Country Doctor de Seattle, graciosamente ha acordado contestar tus preguntas en esta nueva columa mensual, "Contado por Laury." Si tienes una pregunta sobre medicamentos o estadísticas, todo tipo de pregunta sobre mujeres y el VIH está bien. Pueden someter tus preguntas en propio nombre o crear un nuevo nombre para proteger su identidad. Si tienes una pregunta relacionada al VIH y quiere que la conteste Laury, favor de entregarla via correo electrónico a Sarah en sarah@babesnetwork.org o llámala en (206) 720-5566 x15 para someter la pregunta por teléfono.

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