HIV baby . . . Options

[Heathasm]

i have a friend
both of her parents were infected by HIV in 1980
she and her sister were born after that (i dont know her sister)
but she tells me that she doesnt have HIV or AIDS, but i'm really confused as to how that is possible
im really no expert on this stuff, and its hard to just google that whole thing lol so does any one know? i personally think she is lying so that people wont freak out . . . i mean if she did have it i wouldnt treat her any different but id still like to know the truth

[*mzkandi*]

Here is something I found that may help you out

When a pregnant HIV-infected woman receives good medical care early and takes antiviral medications regularly during her pregnancy, the chance that she will pass HIV to her unborn baby is dramatically reduced.

It is important that any woman who is pregnant and knows she is HIV-positive start prenatal care as soon as possible to take full advantage of such treatments. The sooner a mother receives treatment, the greater the likelihood that her baby will not get HIV.

An HIV-infected mother can receive medical treatment:

before the birth of her baby - antiviral treatments given to the mother in the third trimester can help prevent HIV transmission to the baby
at the time of birth - antiviral medications can be given to both the mother and the newborn child to lower the risk of HIV transmission that can occur during the birth process (which exposes the newborn to the mother's blood and fluids); in addition, the mother will be encouraged to formula-feed rather than breastfeed her infant because HIV can be transmitted to her baby through breast milk
during breastfeeding - because breastfeeding is discouraged among HIV-infected mothers, this type of transmission is rare in the United States. However, in places in the world where formula is not readily available, both the mother and child can be treated with medication to lower the risk of the HIV infection to the breastfeeding child
In the past, before antiviral medicines were routinely given, almost 25% of children born to HIV-infected mothers developed the disease and died by 24 months of age. Recent studies have shown that mothers with HIV or AIDS who get good prenatal care and regularly take antiviral drugs during their pregnancy now have less than a 5% chance of passing HIV to their babies. If these babies do get the HIV virus, they tend to be born with a lower viral load (less HIV virus is present in their bodies) and have a better chance of long-term, disease-free survival.

taken from http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/std/hiv.html

So there is a chance that she may be telling the truth about not having HIV.