Fast HIV Treatment Chops Partner’s Risk

HIV patients who get very early treatment are 96% less likely to spread the virus to a sex partner, new research has found. Results of the study were so dramatic that it was ended early so everyone could get treatment. The study included 1,763 couples on 4 continents. In each case, one partner was infected with HIV and the other was not. Those with HIV were randomly divided into two groups. One group received immediate treatment with drugs to suppress the virus. People in the other group were treated only when they reached milestones that showed the immune system was declining. All couples were urged to use condoms. An early review showed 39 new HIV infections. Of these, 28 were genetically linked to the infected partner. Only one of the 28 people infected had a partner who got early drug treatment. This was a 96% decrease in risk linked to the treatment. The U.S.

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