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Could my ex have undetected HIV if he received a blood transfusion years ago, before blood testing was standard procedure?

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Question - (9 February 2014) 5 Answers - (Newest, 9 February 2014)
A female United Kingdom age 36-40, anonymous writes:

I have a concern, not mentioned on the site before to my knowledge. It involves HIV from blood transfusions. I've noticed that in the years where a potential partner would be born was when they didn't test for HIV in the blood. So basically is it inevitable that they would be dead by now? My exe's mother was a drug addict and it concerned me that he might of had a blood transfusion or something. He is 28 and still alive and is not on medication. Does anyone have any information?

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A female reader, Tisha-1 United States +, writes (9 February 2014):

Tisha-1 agony auntYou haven't seen a lot of questions on this site about HIV because this isn't a medical site. The best place to ask medical questions about your health is to your doctor.

What is your concern, that he has HIV or that he possibly could have transmitted it to you? If you are worried about yourself, go get tested.

"I've noticed that in the years where a potential partner would be born was when they didn't test for HIV in the blood." I'm sorry, but I don't understand this sentence at all. What are you trying to ask?

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A female reader, So_Very_Confused United States +, writes (9 February 2014):

So_Very_Confused agony auntI had blood transfusions with the birth of my first child in 1984 BEFORE we even knew about HIV or AIDS... we found out a few months later and the doctors explained to me that I had a 10 YEAR window to watch

Once my son was 10 I breathed a sigh of relief but until then I was tested.

It's a simple blood test that you can have to see if you are infected but it sounds highly unlikely to me.

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A female reader, Euphoric29 Germany +, writes (9 February 2014):

Dear OP,

Has your boyfriend ever had a blood transfusion? Given to him by his mother? Or is this some potential horror scenario that you make up in your head, because you're so scared of HIV? Hypothetically, mothers can transmit HIV virus during childbirth or through breastfeeding. But I don't think a HIV positive child would make it into adulthood without treatment. And, as far as I know, your ex's mother wasn't even HIV positive for sure, since she wasn't tested.

Anyway, he's your ex now and you want to get tested. Just to make sure you're negative, before meeting somebody new and moving on. To get tested is really not that much of a big deal and it's the most responsible thing to do here. It's better than worrying or asking us.

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A female reader, Honeypie United States +, writes (9 February 2014):

Honeypie agony auntWe can guess, just as you can.

If you have any concerns ASK him to get tested. chances are that IF his mother was a drug user SHE had a greater chance at contracting HIV then her son.

Donor blood was tested for HIV at the beginning of 1980 - him being 28 - means that he most likely didn't receive un-screened blood. To quote Wiki:

The development of a nucleic acid test for the HIV-1 RNA has dramatically lowered the rate of donor blood seropositivity to about 1 in 3 million units. As transmittance of HIV does not necessarily mean HIV infection, the latter could still occur, at an even lower rate.

Why not, BEFORE you get sexually active with someone, ask for them to get STD tested (including HIV) and have your self tested too. I think it's fair enough to want to know if your partner can put you at risk or YOU can put them at risk.

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A female reader, person12345 United States +, writes (9 February 2014):

person12345 agony auntWe can't answer if someone might have received infected blood or that their drug addict mother might have had HIV. If you are concerned the only way to know is to be tested.

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