What is a mixed status relationship?
Serodifferent relationship and mixed-status couple are terms often used to describe a couple or relationship in which one partner is living with HIV and the other is not.
What happens when one partner is HIV positive and the other negative?
Even though you have been exposed and not infected, you can still catch HIV in the future. Now you know your partners HIV status you can still stay together and have sex safely. If your partner has an undetectable viral load on treatment, there is zero risk, even without condoms.
Can both partners get HIV negative?
When both partners are negative. If both partners are HIV negative, then transmission cannot occur. This involves knowing the current HIV status of both you and your partner. This is not the same as knowing their status last year, or the last time either of you tested.
Can two HIV positive people get married?
Unprotected sex between two people living with HIV is also risky even if both partners are otherwise STD-free and the relationship is mutually monogamous. This is because of the potential for an HIV superinfection.
Should I be on PrEP if my partner is undetectable?
While you are at low risk for HIV if your partner is undetectable, you should take it if PrEP makes you feel safer or if there’s a chance you might have other sexual partners. When taken as directed by a physician, PrEP can be up to 99% effective at preventing HIV transmission.
Do I still need to use condoms if I’m undetectable?
Continue using condoms Condoms prevent transmission of diseases other than HIV. HIV that is undetectable can become detectable. HIV transmission is theoretically possible when viral load is undetectable in plasma or semen.
Do you have to take PrEP if your partner is undetectable?
PrEP is highly effective at preventing HIV transmission but isn’t necessary in a monogamous relationship if your HIV-positive partner is taking their medication as prescribed and has an undetectable viral load.