What is a viral load test?

What is a viral load test?

Preventing HIV from multiplying is another important goal

of HIV treatment. e viral load test measures the amount of

HIV in the blood. It’s the best measure of how well anti-HIV

medications are controlling the virus.

e best sign that treatment is working is reaching and maintaining an . An undetectable

viral load doesn’t mean that you’re cured. It means that the

amount of HIV in your blood is too low to be detected by

the viral load test.

Once you start treatment, you should have a viral load test

within 2 to 8 weeks and then once every 4 to 8 weeks until

your viral load is undetectable. You need the test done only

every 3 to 4 months once your viral load is undetectable. If

you have an undetectable viral load for more than 2 or 3

years, your health care provider may recommend viral load

testing once every 6 months.

What causes treatment to fail?

HIV treatment can fail if anti-HIV medications are unable to

control the virus or protect the health of the immune system.

Sometimes treatment fails because of things you can’t control,

such as unmanageable side eects from anti-HIV

medications, interactions between anti-HIV medications and

other medications you take, or the body’s poor absorption of

anti-HIV medications.

Treatment can also fail because of

drug resistance

.

Sometimes HIV changes form and becomes resistant to

(not aected by) the medications in a regimen.

It may be necessary to change medications to deal with these

problems.

Can skipping medications cause treatment

failure?

Poor

treatment adherence

is another reason HIV treatment

can fail. Skipping medications allows HIV to multiply,

increasing a person’s viral load. To reach and maintain an

undetectable viral load, it’s important to closely follow your

treatment regimen. Poor treatment adherence can also give

HIV a chance to change form, leading to drug resistance.

Sometimes working with your health care provider to

improve adherence can prevent treatment failure. For

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