HIV undetectable is untransmittable.
"Undetectable equals untransmittable means if you are on treatment and your viral load is less than 200 copies for at least six months, you will not transmit HIV to your sexual partners." - David Malebranche, MD, MPH
Dr. Malebranche is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and public health advocate who specializes in men’s health, correctional health, student health, racial inequities in medicine, and LGBT health, as well as HIV and STI prevention and treatment. Dr. Malebranche is currently Senior Director of Medical Affairs at Gilead. His videos in this series are provided in his capacity as a medical expert.
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TRANSCRIPT:
As an HIV doctor, here are some things I want you to know about HIV.
Undetectable equals untransmittable means…
…if you are on treatment and your viral load is less than 200 copies for at least six months, you will not transmit HIV to your sexual partners.
Period. End of story.
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