Ayettty how old are you? whats your problem? so cos a man/woman is Hiv Positive, they r not allowed to have kids eh kwa?

Did you ever consider these pples feelings, some of them have always wished for a family, a home of their own even way before they contacted the virus.

jennykadry:

Ayettty how old are you? whats your problem? so cos a man/woman is Hiv Positive, they r not allowed to have kids eh kwa?

Did you ever consider these pples feelings, some of them have always wished for a family, a home of their own even way before they contacted the virus.

She might have a good reason for saying such. Maybe she thinks is not a best idea to spread it to the children or something else?

jenny what are u on abt?? what does my age have to do with it??
why should someone give birth to sick children?? it doesnt matter how she got the disease let her not spread it!
that includes having children
if u knew u were to die in 2 yrs will u go and start sprouting babies?? knowin very well u'll end up leaving them motherless??
if u knew u carried a deadly virus would u start having children knowin very well they will have it?? be on weakenin meds for the rest of thier lives and unable to form stable relationships themselves?? not to mention thier lifespan bein choppen in half??
people need to be considerate, its like pickin children off the road and infecting them
its not a nessecaty she has children!
she can adopt!
i must note there are medications that can prevent the offspring getting the virus but it still runs a huge risk

@ayetymama,faozidion,jennykadry,this topic was closed earlier because of people like you,this topic is for people living with this Virus! !! !!! not for people with half baked information please, i will report to the moderator if you should send anymore derailing post.

YOU CAN CREATE A TOPIC TO SHARE YOUR WHATEVER.

abeg she called my name i had to answer her!

tell the mods to clean it up!

sawy!

wow, this thread is an eye opener. I am enjoying reading the stories, please continue so you can educate the rest of us that are ignorant. Its good to know you can find love in all this. I wish you the best, and i hope you will try to keep your husband safe so he can be there to care for your children. Goodluck with everything.

Two people who are postively living with HIV can have healthy negative children with adequate counseling medical guidance. Even discordant couple (one postive and the other negative) can have negative children without invecting each other or their children as long as they work with their councilors and doctors on how to go about it.

Having HIV is not the end of the world, so we must support those living with HIV and seek information to dispel disinformation and heresays

Now, the proper way to do it would be full doctor co-operations, ARV's, sperm washing and in vitro, optimal birthing conditions and PMTCT care (Preventing Mother To Child Transmission). PMTCT includes the use of Nevirapine (or other), formula feeding and other safety precautions. These decrease risk - right down to 1% or less if followed correctly. It's a decision the parents have to make, nobody can make it for them.

if u can afford it its a go ahead- if not its a nono

Just know it is not a death sentence ok.

@ogunfrayo Why should your dad be afraid. If he has the cure, let him come out public, his claims will be verified and if true, his product will be patented and he will make billions of dollars. I don't believe your stories, u and your dad are just looking for ways to hoodwink innocent people. May God forgive u!

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Hi all, I have read this thread from begining, not knowing one day I will be digging it up for help,
friends, am here as a curent 2011 member,
I am calling on any HIV postive person that travel across the Nogerian border to enlighten me on how to cross with my Retroviral Drug in my Hand Luggage without any problem.
My family are based in the US am expecting, just got diagnose during Antenatal care with a high CD4 count, Mum is expecting me to come over for delivery.
Medicine has advanced, baby will be fine.
Problem is, can I cross into US with my drugs? If you are on one, then you know important it is not to miss the timing not to think of stopping the drugs, hoping to acquire on arrival which may be late.
Well, I am open for all the usuals on Nairaland,
Just looking for people like me to help me out.
Before I forget, Mum and family are not aware of this development,
Pls, Are there HIV + mothers who have travelled to the US to have their kids here? How is it like?
Do they discriminate?
Can they keep it away from family members?
NB,
I am happily married to a wonderful man who remains HIV- and has been my Rock, Father, Husband and all you can think of, extremely loving me unconditionally.
Thank you for reading my long story,
Looking forward to hearing from you all.

nawa o ;d

@anonxxxx,
Just want to remind you about the herbal treatments you collected from from a NL who claim he would cure you of HIV , you promise to give NL the true update of the treatments if it really worked , pls. let us know about it , did it work?this is not a question to get you annoyed just to know how it goes , NL and Nigerians that needs help can know if it worked or not.Reminder the :The NL you took his drug stays arround Akute Ajuwon , festus ejiorfor street to be specific
this is very important issue please reply

just read this and want to respond to @gabylynn.

AFAIK, there is no travel ban on HIV positive people on entering the US (http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_4631.html) the ban was lifted a year ago, I would travel with a copy of the State Dept circular if I were you so you'd know your rights and if you were stopped, you can educate travel officials. SO technically you should be able to travel with your antiretrovirals but anything can happen knowing naija but in the US you technically should have no problems. BUT if you're having your baby in the States, I'd imagine that it's IMPERATIVE that your doctors in the US know your status so that they can limit transmission to your child. If you're in contact with an obstetrician in the States (you should be! if you're planning to deliver there. ESPECIALLY a high risk situation like yours), they take patient confidentiality seriously and they wouldn't disclose your status to your family.

Hope it helps. Research thoroughly (information on travel bans is easily available online), find a trusted doctor, be safe and good luck

@beepob
thank you so much for that document, you won't believe that I read the whole thing word by word!
Now am confident about travelling with my drugs, but the quantity is my fear, should am ask why I have excess of a 7 days' stock on me. What do you think? I learnt they are very expensive in US, I intend to go with a 3month's supply.
Any help will do,
Thank you so much.

Thanks a lot guys, just want to know, can one be Hiv+ within two weeks of having sex with somebody that is +!!!!

nice-guy10:

Thanks a lot guys, just want to know, can one be Hiv+ within two weeks of having sex with  somebody that is +!!!!

I would say two weeks is a bit short. The books will tell you that it takes about six weeks for the antibodies to develop. Then again, that is if the test is based on the usual rapid test that is available in most centres.

Bottom line, it is unlikely, but quite possible.

So after 6weeks and the test is still Hiv- that means the person is. Free forever?

^^^^Unfortunately, no. Further tests are still required @ 3 months and then 6mths before a definitive result can be given.

In fact we've seen cases of folks becoming positive over a year after exposure. But such are exceptional.

Most authorities agree that if after six moths the person tests negative and no further exposure occurs within that period, then he/she can be deemed negative.

Thanks bru for your reply, thats very kind and nice of you, a very good friend of mine find out that his girlfriend is HIV+ and he went to have a test as well (after 3weeks) and find out that he is still HIV-, just want to know if there is any kind of treatment he may need now, also i have seen cases where a husband will be + and the wife will be - and all there kids will be - as well, plz what can be said about that!!

Well for the first part of your question, there is unfortunately no treatment he can take. . .the use of drugs to prevent HIV infection(post-exposure prophylaxis) is usually restricted to occupational exposure (eg accidental needle pric.k, usually in clinical settings) or r.ape cases, and must be instituted within 24hrs after exposure for it to have any chance of being effective.

So your friend just has to . . .well [i]pray [/i]that he hasn't been infected, and this he can confirm, as I said above, only after 6 weeks then 3mths and finally six mths. I know it can be a nerve-racking period but. . .

As for the second part of your question, such couples, known as discordant are fairly common. just for clarification, do you know if the man is on therapy?

pls, Anon and hope4hiv , can i have ur email address and phone numbers

I am new hear and I am Hiv+. Thanks for those who shed insights into all these. I have been seeking answers to a lot of the issues dicussed here and glad that I finally got some answers. Thanks people,

up with hope

There is no problem that does not have a solution, there is nothing our God can not do. All those diseases that was cured in the Bible both Old nd New Testament were the worse diseases of those days, yet they were cored take for example Neyman in the Old testament. God is still God and has not changed, his mersies endureth forever. Jesus is the only way. Scientists are not just resting concerning this HIV stuff so all hope is never lost. God bless you all.

Hey I have to give kudos to this thread and to the people that actually formed it,  All I can say is just for the people that have been diagnosed postive to live a healthy life and more fullfilling life. Meanwhile I knw this may sound of the topic, I am derailng out of the topic because I need advices on what to do in my case. 3months ago I had MouthAction with a girl because she wasn't in the mood, then later during the week she came down to my house unexpectedly for intimacy, luckily I had condom @ home, I used it but ever since that time I have been feeling like I have contacted the virus, I summoned the courage to go for the test and carried her along, we both tested negative and that even summoned me to Be Intimate again with her(protected) recently buh while Being Intimate I noticed my condom was about slipping away buh didn't slip away or burst so I stopped and I made sure the condom didn't burst. My doctor advised me to come back after 5months to get the confirmatory result. Buh right now we are negative, but after the test I helped her to message her hand with cotton that was soaked with spirit, buh wat scared me again was that her blood was on the cotton and I didn't have any cut on ma hand,  Still thinking if the blood could have transferred to my hand if there wasn't a cut. To even complicate issue I was about entering my car, didn't know my driver had forgotten his razor @ d corner, though its been up to 16 hrs the razor was last used by him, though there was no blood on d razor @ dat particular time so I mkstakenly got cut in that process, I really pressed out all the blood @ dat particulr time in my finger and my doctor told me that the only thing I can get from the razor was infective hepatis. Pls help I don't knw wat to do. Am really lost rite now. I really need advice, I don't need abuses

[color=#770077][i]good thread, the doctors say once positive,can never turn negative but i have seen at least a dozen cases of +ve becoming -ve by the anointing of God's spirit, at your free time,just google it up, stories from the healing school south africa as well as lagos. and if God did it for someone, then He will do it for anyone cos He loves us all,
i know some one may say"dont give me high hopeS" , so what if you have high hopes,or better still,faith,will it kill? i say no, so plunge in,

hiv Aids is the biggest lie in scientific history , all these aids related diseases existed before the HIV scam, and those AIDS drugs are the ones that are causing AIDS please dont take them, if you HIV positive that means your body has produced antibodies to HIV and you are immune simple,even those hiv test are not proven to detect the presence of HIV virus but just antibodies so you see why they can not find a cure its because they never found the virus : :