Living with HIV in the Philippines: Email 681: Lifespan and Sexual Intercourse

hi der...

i found out na positive ako only ds early MAY nung nag apply sana ako for abroad bt unfortunately lumabas na hiv positive ako.. im a discreet bisexual into a serious relationship for 7 years... and for sure un bf ko now is positibo dn cya sa hiv since i found out... my question are.... mga ilan years po usually ang life span ng hiv infected person with taking the said treatment? and since i and my bf are positive sa hiv means bawal na po ba ang sexlyf namin? d na po ba kmi pde mkpag sex ever? hope you can answer those question.. thanks n godbless more power to you....

secreto85

POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE

Hi secreto85.

Thank you for your email.

Because of the modern HIV treatment, more and more people are living for decades now. Life spans for PLHIV's are becoming longer and longer as newer and better management of the disease comes out. However, being a PLHIV, we should live our lives to the fullest everyday and let our medicines work for us. Let's pray and hope for the nest all the time.

For your second question, you and your partner can still have sex as long as you guys wear condom even though both of you are PLHIV's. You need to discuss this too with your HIv doctor to know your other options.

I hope I was able to answer your concerns. Feel free to email me again if you have other questions.

Stay healthy,

Pozziepinoy