My ex has HIV. We live in the same house? Is there a risk?

I have had a very difficult circumstance for many years. My ex husband (who is rich) won a custody of our son but agreed to allow me to live in his house in a separate room in order to stay with the son. We have a "calm" "semi-friendly" relationship, although I am bitter that he doesn't allow joint custody, and before the break up we had a terrible loveless marriage for 5 years. Anyways my ex has being now diagnosed with HIV. He has enough money to pay for some new medication and claims that its completely not risky for me and the child to continue living with him. He claims new medication will mean he won't be contageous and that for as long as he takes the medication he can even have unprotected sex with his girlfriend and have a child with her (his girlfriend doesn't know). He agreed to let me confirm it with the best specialist in London clinic. IN any case I am scared to be around him. What if he prickles me with needle in my sleep? Or I drink from his glass with saliva on it?

First of all, he is legally obligated to inform his current partner (girlfriend) of his Hiv status, and he is supposed to do so immediately, because if he has sexual contact with her knowing that she is unaware that he is positive, he can be sent to prison for a good while.
Secondly, if you don't feel comfortable around him, you should move out.
( You may even try informing the court of his hiv positive status if you wish to try and get your child back..)
Hiv can not be transmitted by saliva alone, but what if he cut's himself shaving?
Moving out does not make you a bad person.

First of all calm down. I would get tested as you say this man is an ex. The HIV virus could of been contracted before your relationship. You need to be sure you are negative and then plan accordingly. You don't share razors, tooth brushes do you? That would be the only way you could contract this virus without having sexual contact. Saliva does not contain enough of the HIV virus to be contagious, neither does tears, urine ect. This virus dies almost as soon as it touches air.

Hepatitis is easier to catch and has been known to be trnasmitted on objects like glasses, toothbrushes ect.

i dont think you would get Hiv from a drinking from him, but if you do not feel safe around him then you should leave..

HIV is contagious, and you can get it through saliva and ANY other body fluids. DO NOT believe what he says, do your own research. If you are that concerned, go to a local clinic or one that far away from where anyone will recognize you, and talk to a nurse or councelor about this matter. If he is hiding this from his girlfriend, then he will definately hold somthing from you. He probley will do or say anything to keep his son close to him

Rita, to date NO antiretroviral drugs claim to prevent 'transmission' and the manufacturers' own full prescribing data sheets expressly state this. However, the risk of 'transmission' from simply living in the same house to you or your son is so miniscule it isn't worth worry time. If a London clinic specialist is claiming otherwise he's a quack and needs to be challenged - if you have his name please email it to me.

There are many things you can do for yourself to stay healthy.HIV can enter the body through open cuts or sores and by directly infecting cells in the mucous membranes. Transmission can happen in the mouth, the eyes, vagina, penis (through the urethra), in the anus and rectum. HIV cannot cross healthy, unbroken skin. Saliva is not considered to be infectious. The only time saliva would pose a risk would be if it had blood present in it. There are no documented cases of HIV transmission through saliva. There is a protein in the mouth that attaches itself to the surface of blood cells and blocks infection by HIV that appears to be present in the mucous membrane in the mouth at a level sufficient enough to reduce the concentration of HIV in saliva to non-infectious levels.Please ask your husband to visit http://www.helpcure.com/hiv/.Many people are cured of HIV/AIDs completely by the treatment offered.