Supporting a partner with HIV?

@Lovely Hello Lovely, thank you for starting this discussion. Let me tag some members who can share their advice with you.

Hello everyone, how are you today?  Do you have any advice for Lovely? What can she do to best support her partner with HIV? Feel free to share here, we're all here to help one another!
@JUDE8962‍ @Roland‍ @tez694‍ @simon2‍ @Gwenrose‍ @clsport‍ @tuffmello‍ @Rupert09‍ @Dcoles‍ @anthony125‍ 

Take care,
Courtney

Hello Lovely

How wonderful to be falling in love!  I'm very happy for you!  But I suggest that you change your GP!! From what you write it sounds like the GP you consulted has not kept up to date with the latest information on HIV and really needs to be educated!  Nowadays the medication a HIV+ person takes manages the virus to the extent that it can no longer be detected within the body.  This doesn't mean the person has been cured, but that the level of virus is so low within the body that the testing machines cannot find it and that because there is so little of it that person can not infect an other person with HIV.  If your partner is what is known as 'undetectable' (and most HIV+ people in the UK are undetectable) it means that you can have an intimate relationship without fear of him infecting you. Enjoy your relationship fully!  You and he have every right to.  And do go back and tell that GP how wrong they were.

@Lovely I second all that @Roland‍ said! It sounds like your GP is behind in the times or is harbouring some prejudices. As for supporting your partner, you're already taking the right steps by trying to educate yourself. I'd say keep asking your questions, especially to him, be open and honest about your fears but also be ready to listen. And do have a word with your GP! That's unacceptable.

Hi lovely :)

Congrats :) life is beautiful when we fall in love :) 

I'm a HIV person with a stable partner we never had any problem with intimacy as I take my meds everyday and I have no viral load in my blood stream, That GP seems a bit , out of the reality... As long as your partner has no viral load in his blood it's fine... There is no risk!! 

I would have a word with that GP and probably make a complain! That's unacceptable!!!

<3 take care and be happy :) :) :) :)

Yes I agree with all of this, please do report that doctor, that is unacceptable! If your partner is taking his medicine and you're using the proper protection I don't think you have anything to worry about. xx

Hello everyone,

How are you today?

Have you taken a look at this older discussion? I thought it could be interesting to hear from you what you think!

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Don’t hesitate to share your questions/thoughts/advice with us here! 

Take care,

Somya from the Carenity team 🌼