U=U, Serodiscordant – May true love ba para sa Persons Living with HIV? | Need to Know
Ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng U=U status at ano ang epekto nito sa mga person living with HIV (PLHIV)?
Ano naman ang isang “serodiscordant” relationship? Pwede pa rin bang magkaroon ng romantic partners ang isang PLHIV? Ang daming tanong, sis!
In this fifth and last episode of our special series on #HIVAwareness, let’s talk about the HIV undetectable status and how to navigate relationships with HIV. #EndTheStigma
Ano naman ang isang “serodiscordant” relationship? Pwede pa rin bang magkaroon ng romantic partners ang isang PLHIV? Ang daming tanong, sis!
In this fifth and last episode of our special series on #HIVAwareness, let’s talk about the HIV undetectable status and how to navigate relationships with HIV. #EndTheStigma
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00:00Pwede ba bang may-in-love ang isang pause?
00:03One of the biggest challenges that persons living with HIV face
00:07ay yung stigma and misconceptions around the virus.
00:10Malaking impact nito kung paano i-handle ng isang pale HIV
00:13yung kanyang relationship with family, friends, and lover.
00:17For today's video, pag-uusapan natin ng
00:19U equals U of Cerebriscordant Relationships.
00:22I'm Joseph Morong, and here's what you need to know.
00:31Having HIV is not a death sentence anymore.
00:34Pwede nang i-manage yung HIV and its symptoms
00:37through treatment hubs available nationwide.
00:42Ang goal ng HIV treatment ay ma-achieve ng isang pale HIV
00:46ang undetectable viral load.
00:49Ano ba ibig sabihin ng undetectable?
00:51One of the parameters on how we check ang isang pale HIV
00:55kung ano ang status nila is to check their viral load.
00:58So, binibilang talaga namin kung ilan yung HIV virus sa katawan nila.
01:03A person who is on ARVs or ARTs
01:07will inevitably reach an undetectable status
01:10in about average six months.
01:13Ibig sabihin nun ay napatulog na namin yung virus sa katawan mo
01:17at hindi na sila nang-replicate na pag tinetest namin ang dugo ninyo
01:21hindi na namin mahanap yung HIV sa katawan mo.
01:24And syempre, kung undetectable ka na rin,
01:26hindi ka na mag-progress into advanced HIV or AIDS
01:29dahil sobrang kodi nila ng virus sa katawan mo.
01:32So, paano nga ba ma-achieve ang undetectable status?
01:35It's simple. You really just need to drink your ARV medications every day.
01:40So, while you're drinking them, pinapatulog lang namin yung virus.
01:44Tulog siya, it's not gonna harm you.
01:46However, in times when you stop drinking your medications,
01:50magigising ulit sila.
01:52So, magre-replicate ulit sila and they will start causing problems again.
01:56That's why drink your medications.
01:58At kung undetectable ka na, untransmissible ka na.
02:02Ibig sabihin nun, hindi mo na kayang makahawa ng ibang tao.
02:06Just remember, you equals you.
02:09Kapag undetectable na ang HIV, untransmittable na rin ito.
02:15Ibig sabihin, they can live happily, normally.
02:18They can have families, they can have relationships
02:21without the fear of getting their loved ones na magkaroon ng transmission.
02:25Kasi yun yung pinakamalaking barrier sa pag-create ng mga people living with HIV
02:29ng romantic or intimate relationship with other people.
02:32Napakaraming mga taong living with HIV,
02:35felt inspired and aspirational siya.
02:39Kasi pag na-reach mo yung undetectable level,
02:41it's as if parang graduate ka eh.
02:43Parang graduate ka from the disease.
02:46You can live a healthy life with healthy relationships
02:51kapag ikaw ay merong HIV and you're taking medications.
02:55And you can be very successful.
02:57See? So, can post people fall in love?
03:00Of course. Just like everybody else,
03:02deserve ng mga people with HIV ang unconditional love.
03:07Having HIV does not make you unlovable.
03:11Many people with HIV have fulfilling relationships and families.
03:16Ang pinaka-important na magmamahal sa'yo kung may HIV ka ay ang sarili mo.
03:20But from my experience,
03:21madami na akong pasyente who have long, fulfilling, and happy relationships.
03:25At kapag nagkaroon ng partner ang isang PLHIV,
03:28ang tawag sa kanyang relasyon ay zero discordant.
03:32So when you say zero discordant,
03:34kapal, ibig sabihin nun,
03:36one partner is a zero negative,
03:39one partner is zero positive.
03:41Ibig sabihin nun,
03:42S-E-R-O, ibig sabihin nung nugo,
03:44isa negative for HIV,
03:45isa positive for HIV.
03:47Yun yung general term natin.
03:49Sa isang person na binod ng HIV,
03:50na isang person walang HIV at mayroon silang relationship.
03:54Wait.
03:55Di ba risky yung pakikipag-jowa sa isang PLHIV?
03:58What if mahawa si partner?
04:00Hindi naman.
04:01Be open-minded.
04:02Hindi ibig sabihin na mahawa ka agad ng HIV
04:05kapag nakapagrelasyon ka sa isang boss.
04:08There are ways to navigate a zero discordant relationship.
04:11So, it's very important that both partners educate themselves about HIV,
04:16treatment options and preventive measures.
04:19Most importantly, prep.
04:22Kasi ang International AIDS Society natin,
04:25we encourage that clients who have zero discordant relationships,
04:30while hindi pa si client undetectable,
04:33dapat nagpe-prep si partner who is negative.
04:37So, sila yung talaga yung number one clientele natin
04:40sa mga pagpe-prep or pre-exposure prophylaxis.
04:44It's very important as well that we need to support
04:47the person living with HIV partner
04:49in adhering to their treatment plan.
04:51Kasi magkapartner kayo, it needs to be a teamwork.
04:54Next is regular consultation.
04:56Both needs to have regular health check
04:58when it comes to sexual health.
05:00And of course, maintaining a healthy lifestyle
05:03and prioritizing mutual care and respect is very important.
05:07For everybody there living with partners who are HIV reactive,
05:12I know it's scary, but there are ways that we can protect you.
05:15You can take your prep up until your partner is undetectable already.
05:20Aside from romantic relationships,
05:22nahihirapan din yung mga boss sa mga relationship nila
05:25with family and friends.
05:27Patalas, sila pa yung unang dumalayo
05:29kapag nalaman na yung status ng isang boss.
05:33So when that happens, what do you do?
05:36It's a fact na sometimes the initial reaction
05:39based on the misinformation comes from fear.
05:43But with time and education,
05:45syempre may improve natin ang attitude ng mga families
05:48o yung mga taong nasa paligid ng client natin.
05:51Pero at the end of the day,
05:52pinaka-importante is the readiness of the client.
05:56Kasi baka mag-out siya ng out of tune
05:59or hindi pa siya ready.
06:00Kapag ready ka na,
06:01doon ka na lang mag-disclose sa mga tao.
06:03If you know that you have accepted yourself,
06:06that you are empowered,
06:07then that's the time that you can, I think,
06:09share na your status to other people.
06:12Pero kailangan i-empower mo muna yung self mo.
06:15And of course, we have the law,
06:17RA11166, that protects naman a person living with HIV
06:22from risk na ma-dispel yung confidentiality niya,
06:26o kaya naman ma-out siya,
06:27o kaya naman ma-bash siya,
06:29o kaya naman ma-discriminate siya from workplace or whatnot.
06:34HIV support groups and communities
06:36are very important to PLHIV.
06:38Mukot sa emotional support,
06:39they also provide counseling
06:41at patutulungan kanila na maka-access sa mga gamot.
06:45So for those clients who have serodiscordant relationship,
06:49who wants to navigate relationship and looking for support,
06:52of course, we have Love Yourself Flourish by Love Yourself,
06:55who assists clients.
06:57It's a group counseling
06:58and discussing about relationship issues, concerns, and whatnot
07:02para ma-assist yung clients natin.
07:04Mukot sa Love Yourself,
07:05ilan sa mga HIV support groups sa bansa
07:08ay ang Red Whistle, Positive Action Foundation,
07:11at Free2BeYou.
07:12Hindi na nakakahawa ang isang PLHIV
07:15kapag undetectable na yung kanyang status.
07:18Pwede rin siyang makahanap
07:20kung gusto niya ng kanyang forever
07:23o yung kanyang dawat.
07:25Isa lang ang ibig sabihin niya,
07:27people living with HIV can still have
07:30successful, meaningful, and fulfilling lives.
07:34There is life beyond HIV.
07:48www.free2beyou.com