how long can someone live apprx. after being infected with HIV.
Some real information needed please
2007-02-22 02:25:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
At current levels of medication technology you're looking around around 20 odd years of life, here or there.
There is nothing wrong with someone infected with HIV leading a normal life and entering into any relationship which may or may not lead to marriage.
With children there is something called spermwashing where apparently the HIV infection is contained in the semen but not the sperm itself. This involves washing the sperm to cut down the risk of HIV transfer and then having IVF to place a fertilized egg back into the mother to carry to birth.
From what I did hear once that there are drugs that can be given to a mother to prevent the unborn baby to contract the virus. I don't know anything about the sucess of it though.
2007-02-22 02:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer to your question is a strong YES.. Even HIV positive people deserve the same rights as HIV negative people. I have been taking care of People living with HIV for a long time now and there a very many choices for them.
They could marry fellow HIV positive people. There is a risk for cross infection but this is not a reason to deny someone to marry and have kids. Its a human right. Remember they never chose to be HIV positive.
About the children issue, a lot of HIV positive people are now having kids and a lot of those kids are actually HIV negative. This is because of the advancement of treatment and medical care methods. With the PMTCT programs, all kids born to HIV positive mothers are actually HIV negative.
With treatment, people are living to be 50 and 60 even when they were infected in their 20s and 30s. These people also live a normal life and are as productive as he HIV negative people.
All these kids are going to school and some are now in College and highschools.
2007-02-23 13:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by emanzit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a person can live for up to 10 years before getting aids (either tb, or flu etc) hiv destroys your immune system and so when you get aids your body is unable to attack with white blood cells and this, unfortunatly, will cause death.
i would definitly not reccomend having sex as you will pass HIV to the person you are sleeping with (if your a man the woman is more likely to be infected than if your a woman, due to bodily fluids)this would then mean that you wouldnt be able to have children, however, if you did have sex and passed the HIV to a woman or if you are a woman and are pregnant it is very likely (almost 100%)that the child will also have HIV because it will pass across the placenta or can pass to the baby from breast milk.
sorry to be so harsh, hope this helps, good luck xx
ps look up HIV on wikipedia.xx
2007-02-22 10:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by lalala 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent question! Yes an HIV+ person can get married but must take great care to use protection so as not to infect their partner. As for having children, an HIV+ woman can have children but she must take medication throughout her pregnancy so as not to infect the baby. I don't know how this works if an HIV+ man wants to father a child. Nowadays a person can live 25 years+ as long as they lead a healthy lifestyle and take their meds.
2007-02-22 14:09:02 · answer #4 · answered by whtecloud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's impossible to say how long someone will live.
HIV itself isn't lifethreatening, or symptomatic. I leads to AIDS, which is responsible for reducing the immune system & prevents the body from fighting infections such as the common cold, which can lead to pneumonia & other more serious illnesses that can lead to death.
The amout of time a person takes to develop AIDS varies tremendously, also the amount of time it would take for a person to develop a life threatning illness varies. Factors depend on how a person reacts to treatment, their lifestyle etc...
A person with HIV or AIDS can have sex, but must obviously use protection at all times, as long as his partner is aware of the situation, there is no reason at all why a person cant be married & live a happy life. As for children, he & his wife would have to have IVF, because sex may lead to his wife to become infected.
I hope this helps.
2007-02-22 10:47:59 · answer #5 · answered by Jen G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best source of information would be your local GU clinic. They can test you, offer counselling and give advice on leading a relatively normal life.
As long as both partners are aware of the situation, there's no reason why someone who is HIV positive shouldn't enter into a relationship. I am not sure about children but that is something a qualified professional could give advice on.
2007-02-22 14:14:12 · answer #6 · answered by Sparkle80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He or she should not have unprotected sex.
I do not think there is safe way to have children.
With good medical care, those infected with HIV can live for 10 or more years, I don't know the average.
2007-02-22 10:30:20 · answer #7 · answered by Sprinkle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As Amy said - No No No
If the person has been told they are HIV positive they will also have been made aware re your enquiries.
If you suspect you are infected get yourself to clinic pronto and refrain from any unprotected sex as you will knowingly infect another and possible cause their death.
2007-02-22 10:57:58 · answer #8 · answered by Jewel 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i dont know about marrying and having sex but having children is a no no. its not fair. living after having HIV varies from individual to individual. you dont want kids to grow up thinking about how unpredictable their life is. all kids want is a settled life. too much stress with all this HIV stuff....
2007-02-22 10:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by noosrat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People with HIV are still able to have children through IVF and careful sperm screening but would it be fair to the child?
2007-02-22 10:31:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋