This blog first appeared in the Huffington Post Canada . By Nicci Stein, The Teresa Group U=U for sexual transmission (undetectable=untransmissable) is the most exciting game changer to come along since combination therapies were introduced over twenty years ago. The U=U movement is gaining traction worldwide and has the potential to deconstruct much of the stigma that has surrounded HIV from the beginning. U=U for sexual transmission was born out of robust scientific evidence but HIV transmission through breastfeeding differs in many ways, including a far higher risk associated with breastfeeding versus sexual exposures. The evidence at present does not justify inclusion into U=U and this nuance is lost in … Read more
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Infant Feeding In The Context Of HIV: U ≠ U
C’est officiel! Le Gouvernement du Canada appuie I=I, la déclaration de consensus affirmant qu’une personne vivant avec le VIH ne transmet pas le virus par voie sexuelle si elle suit un traitement antirétroviral et maintient une charge virale indétectable (« […]