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- When you maintain an undetectable viral load, you cannot pass HIV to the people you have sex with. This is true no matter what kinds of sex you are having, and no matter your gender or sexual…
- If you inject drugs and share needles or other equipment, maintaining an undetectable viral load lowers the chance of passing HIV.
- If you are pregnant, or you want to have a child, HIV treatment can allow you to have an HIV-negative baby. If you start HIV treatment before pregnancy and maintain an undetectable viral load…
- Maintaining an undetectable viral load is just one of many ways to prevent HIV. Here are some other highly effective ways that you, your sex partners and the people you use drugs with can prevent HIV:
- CATIE NewsPost-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can prevent HIV infection up to 72 hours after exposure. To expedite initiation of PEP, two Toronto clinics prescribed the ...
- CATIE NewsHepatitis C co-infection increases risk of pregnancy complications for women with HIV. Women co-infected with hepatitis C had higher HIV viral loads when giving ...
- CATIE NewsResearchers reviewed admissions to a Vancouver hospital’s HIV ward, 2005 to 2014. In later years, 61% of patients had an undetectable viral load, up from 30%. ...
- CATIE NewsResearchers find 22% of prescription drug spending in Canada is out of pocket. Cost of drugs leaves many Canadians cutting back on medication and essentials. ...
- The Mpowerment (MP) program is a community-level intervention designed to help prevent HIV among young men who have sex with men (MSM).