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I think you've somewhat misrepresented this study which is about how soon viral load reduces and how stable it remains on treatment. The Danish investigators did not study transmission risk per se, but simply applied the Swiss statement's logical assumption that transmission is extremely unlikely below 1000 copies/ml as measured in the blood. Their main conclusion was that it takes 12 months to totally stabilise an undetectable viral load, rather than the six months suggested by the Swiss.
Uh, are we talking heterosexual or homosexual transmission? Since this article refers to the Swiss study, I'm assuming heterosexual? Some clarification by the editor of this article would be nice.
very interesting and educative news! was discussing the same in some forum recently and people didnt seem to agree. but does that mean that two people with a very minimal viral load can have unprotected sex?
mike
I am an empirical testimony that support the conclusion of this study, for i'm seropositive and i have fathered three beautiful healthy children with two seronegative women(whom are still negative). Maybe with more education and studies like this one the backlash will end, and instead we will all celebrate the blessings. However, i believe that Special Interest will try to criticize this studies. Europe is always in the vanguard.
April 9, 2010