B.C. women with HIV are more than twice as likely as women in Quebec or Ontario to experience "viral load rebound" which means their medication stops killing the virus, and their disease rebounds to a higher level than before they went on the drugs.
In B.C., 33.6 per cent of women in a national study experienced this condition, versus 13.3 per cent in Ontario and 13.5 per cent in Quebec.
Louise Binder, chairperson of the Canadian Treatment Action Council, was diagnosed with HIV 17 years ago after getting infected by her husband. She experienced viral load rebound seven years ago. More >>
