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serodiscordant

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[seer-oh-dis-kawr-dnt] / ˌsɪər oʊ dɪsˈkɔr dnt /

adjective

  1. pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.


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The drive to have children is still very strong - in one recent study involving serodiscordant couples 16% of the women became pregnant.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2016

Known as serodiscordant couples, they account for 44% of new HIV infections in the country.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2016

Mixed HIV status, or serodiscordant, couples looking to start a family have a menu of options in addition to the traditional routes of adoption, surrogates, and egg or sperm donors.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2014

In a prospective study of 2521 African HIV-1 serodiscordant couples, we assessed genital HIV-1 RNA quantity and HIV-1 transmission risk.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 6, 2011

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