SEX BETWEEN HIV+ PARTNERS: Sex Between Monogamous Partners

SEX BETWEEN HIV+ PARTNERS: Sex Between Monogamous Partners

Being Alive Newsletter, Being Alive/Los Angeles - May 1993
Charles R. Caulfield

I am often asked by monogamous HIV+ partners about the risks of practicing unprotected sex within the confines of their relationship. I respond by telling them that there has been no research to date that supports the belief that multiple or repeated exposures to HIV causes a more rapid progression to disease. However, there is a possibility that repeated exposures to various strains of HIV may trigger further damage to the immune system or that reinfection with a more virulent strain of HIV may hasten advancement of the illness. Until further research provides an answer to this question, I advise them that, if at all possible, they should practice safer sex within their relationship.
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