Shauna Davies was diagnosed at the age of 25 and says she has now come to terms with her condition
A woman who was diagnosed with HIV when she used a home STI test kit feared she wouldn't live to see her son grow up. Shauna Davies got the life-changing news when she was aged 25.
She said: "I went for the full MOT which included a blood test. I then had a phone call from Singleton sexual health clinic that said I tested positive for an STI but they didn't say which one. I rang back a few days later and they said I tested positive for HIV. My first reaction was: 'What do you mean?'
Shauna said she worked out along with her doctor that she contracted HIV well before her diagnosis. She said it was particularly shocking as she didn't experience any obvious symptoms of the infection. She continued: "I kept it to myself for a couple of months and I didn't leave my house. My son went to live with his grandmother and I didn't care about anyone or anything in that time because I was so depressed. I am a care assistant and I remember ringing in sick and just saying I wasn't coming in. I wasn't answering the phone and I did get into trouble but then I explained the situation to my boss.
She said one of the main questions she gets is about her medication. Modern medication for HIV supresses the virus meaning it cannot progress and cannot be passed on to partners. It means Shauna can expect to live her full life expectancy and has been able to have a baby girl who does not have the virus. She said: "The medication I take makes me undetectable so if I go for a blood test now it will come back as negative. That's how low it suppresses the virus in my bloodstream.
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