This article talks about how there's more than just + & - in regards to HIV status. Let's just recap this quickly.
- HIV +: Undetectable Viral Load: Usually on a regimen & in care
- HIV -: Test & Condom: Use condoms & test their status
- HIV +: Unknown: Don't know their levels & not usually in care
- I Don't Know: Not tested
- HIV -: These people assume they're aren't +
- HIV -: On PrEP: In carer & on Truvada to prevent HIV
I think this article promotes some interesting discussion. Too bad some of the folks in the stie's comments were so hostile Being + or - has always been too simplistic. That was assuming people knew their status. that was assuming their testing was recent.
I have been all the above, except for 6. I was 2 & 5 simultaneously. I was getting tested & using condoms & thought I was -. Then I was definitely a 4 for a while before I got tested & became a 3. It took me a while to get into the 1st group. Today I am a 1.
Do you know your status? Do you know your levels? Are you on a regimen? Are you in active care with a physician? How about all those questions for your partner(s)? I seriously hope this opens up some discussion & not just the bitter troll-fest I saw in the site's comment section.
Cya...
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