do people who know they have hiv...
 

still meet significant others, get married, have babies, etc? is any of that possible after such a bombshell?

Quiet,

Please contact me.

of course they do,its called premeditated murder :)

no, fortunately nobody...and I hope that won't change!

I'm sure they could have a relationship with and marry other hiv+ people. Aren't there internet groups and dating services that cater to that?

Having kids on the other hand, would be stupid and wrong.

I thought babies couldn't contract HiV from infected parents, something in the womb stops it?

no.. the mother shares the same blood as the baby.. the child almost always gets it if the mother is hiv positive.

doubtful that they know.. there was an ad campaign that talked about this..

Of course!!

Not true. Only happens in 1/3 of all cases. The big problems are the birth itself and breastfeeding.

Get educated

Yes, of course. You will still be able to live a very normal life with HIV. Many, many people do.:)

Need an aids checkup ? :winkwink:

Didn't Magic Johnson's wife have a child after he was diagnosed?

and some babies the test positive shortly after birth do later show up negative.

WTF :eek7


Not sure that quiet swings that way bro.

Hell....I didn't know that you did so maybe I'm wrong. :glugglug

They've also had luck with transfusions for positive newborns who turn up negative later. Infants seem to have some natural resistance.

And exactly who will be left raising their kids after their parents both eventually die from HIV? It may be 10 or more years down the road, but it will happen. Is it fair to leave that burden on another family member or worse, the State?

Get real.