Research examines threat of HIV transmission from condomless intercourse with virologically suppressed HIV an infection
Amongst almost 900 serodifferent (one companion is HIV-positive , one is HIV-negative) heterosexual and males who've intercourse with males through which the HIV-positive companion was utilizing suppressive antiretroviral remedy and who reported condomless intercourse, throughout a median follow-up of 1.three years per couple, there have been no documented instances of within-couple HIV transmission, in line with a examine showing within the July 12 problem of JAMA , an HIV/AIDS theme problem. A key think about assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antiretroviral remedy (ART) as a prevention technique is absolutely the danger of HIV transmission by condomless intercourse with suppressed HIV-1 RNA viral load for each anal and vaginal intercourse. Alison J. Rodger, M.D., of College Faculty London, and colleagues evaluated the speed of within-couple HIV transmission (heterosexual and males who've intercourse with males [MSM]) in periods of int...