you’re still negative?
- “If a guy had HIV, he’d tell me”
- “He didn’t mention HIV. So no need for condoms.”
- “I tested negative in the past, so must still be OK”
- “If I had HIV I’d know. I’d feel ‘different’.”
- “If I’ve got HIV I’d rather not know.”
- “I’ll wait until I’m ill before I test.”
- “I sometimes worry about getting HIV”
- “I got ill a few weeks after unsafe sex. Was it serious?”
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“He didn’t mention HIV. So no need for condoms.”
When no-one talks about HIV it doesn’t mean you must both be negative. Men with HIV often don’t say so. Even if he says he is negative he could have HIV but not realise. How sure can you be about when he last tested and if he’s taken risks since?
Between 8,000 and 10,000 gay men in the UK have HIV without knowing. Most think they're still HIV negative. One in four gay men with HIV don't realise they have it.
So lots of us have HIV without realising. Now let's bust some myths!
- This article was last reviewed on: 11/10/2011
- Date due for next review: 11/10/2013
