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Can you tell me what is the chances for a man to catch hiv from a woman who is hiv positive?

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Dr. Kathleen Mullane answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Woman to man trnsmsn: That depends on the viral control. If someone had an undetectable viral load then the risk of transmission is low. If the man uses a condom the risk of transmission is low. If the man takes prep, his risk is low. It used to be estimated for every 20 sexual encounters with a woman positive for HIV that 1 would be infected.

Answered 6/10/2014

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