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putting men at risk?
#248223 - 10/30/09 03:00 AM
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I havent been able to find much information on how easy it is for a woman to infect her male partner. I'm hoping someone has some good true factual info?? I've heard that its common and easy for a man to infect his partner but very difficult for a man to contract it from a woman. Is this true???
I have not had any sexual relations to date with anyone but the man who infected me. I have left that relationship and know that some day I'll be in a new one (I hope!). My biggest fear is that I give this curse to someone else.
Anyone??
Edited by swuitninnacent (10/30/09 12:17 PM)
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i have been diagnosed since 2003 and the guy i am with knows my status but when we argue he throws it up but it used to bother me but i know deep down when it is time for sexual activites between us he is a turn off so i tell him u should leave if you cannot handle this because i was beter off before i met him i have been through discrimination at work and with outsiders but i feel as long as i am not spreading the disease to any one i don;t care what no one thinks really because i do better than most people who are healthy doing very risky behaviors
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Good for you! You deserve someone who will accept you and not ever through it in your face like its something you can control or like you ever had a choice with it. Its a part of you, not the whole you. That much I've figured out.
But here's what I'm really needing to know!!>>>>>
I've heard that its very easy and common for males to infect their partners...but that its difficult for a man to contract it from a woman. Is this true? Anyone??
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Yes it is more difficult for a man to get HIV from a woman.
Check out Table 1 - Estimated per-act risk for acquistion of HIV by exposure route.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5402a1.htm
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Coming from a HIV+ female... yes the chances of me infecting a MALE is smaller than MALE to FEMALE transmission, this is because semen carries more quantities of the virus than vaginal mucus, also its harder for the virus to swim up a male urethral (also think of when he ejaculates it pushes it out too), while semen stays inside the vagina for a much longer period of time for a woman. Of course, anal has a greater chance of transmission, male or female. And really, don't think of it as a curse because it isn't, you are really setting yourself and others up as if there is something wrong with you, there isn't. If you really want to be safe and feel confident in that you are protecting someone, use condoms! If you are afraid that you might infect someone else, and YOU KNOW you would feel guilty about it, USE CONDOMS! Also, if you are on meds and your viral load is low, even less of a chance of transmission... but seriously coming from one +female with a -male boyfriend, using condoms really helps both of us feel good about our sex life, we feel confident, and most of all we trust each other in that we are both doing what we need to do to protect ourselves, him from the virus, and me from the emotional pain it could bring from transmitting to someone I love. Hope this helped:-)
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Hey There!!!! It has been quite some time since I've been on this site but to answer your question...it is very difficult for a woman to pass hiv to a man...now this is my opinion...depending on how deep you get with your partner...I have always protected myself and my partner with dental dams and condoms....if you are about your partner you will do what you have to do to be safe....discuss everything with him or her so you both know the deal...once that is settled it is on and poppin!!!! So whenever you do have that special someone and you know that you two are going to be intimate just put all the cards on the table so there will not be any worries....I hope this has helped you...let me know how things are from time to time...I'll check in more often to see how you are doing....take care...Mimi
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I was so happy when i read this:
http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/4E9D555B-18FB-4D56-B912-2C28AFCCD36B.asp
I know it does not apply to everybody, but still...
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True it isn’t as easy for a man to contract HIV from a woman then woman from a man but there are also variables. 1: your health and viral load; if you have other STDs or even other infections that are easier to pass along than it brings the risk up of passing along HIV. Also your viral load and how infectious you are. 2: If he is circumcised, if he isn’t then that brings the risk up higher. 3: the forms of intimacy i.e. sexual acts preformed. There are a lot of variables. I am HIV+ with no other STDs and my husband is HIV- and circumcised, we always use protection, don’t engage in any high risk behavior (I am also careful if I have any cuts) and he makes sure to take a shower afterward this seems to have worked well for us. Good luck 
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from a one time exposure, 1 in 10 men get infected. Women are 6 times more likely to get infected from a 1 time exposure than a man is.
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Hey A2H could you please cite your source.
The CDC puts the estimated risk at 5 in 10,000 per occurance. That's a far cry from your 10%....and for women it's 10 per 10,000 which is NOT a 60% chance of infection as you state.
Table 1 - Estimated per-act risk for acquistion of HIV by exposure route.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5402a1.htm
So again, what peer-reviewed body of work did you get your information from?
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if you trust the CDC or any government stat, thats YOUR fault....source enuf*
(read through the CDC info. it STILL has outdated posted concerning kissing etc)
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So in other words, you are unable to cite an authoritative source for your information.
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Dr. Haig Donabedian (now retired from practice) for one......and who the fuck are you anyways???? maybe my sources are wrong on you... but isnt "esmerelda" the cat's name who is the sinister pet of Gargamel on the The Smurfs???
I DEPEND on accurate info,for daily life... I'm not here playing games "pretending" to be positive. YOU scour the internet, and real documentation if you want to verify anything I say.... I've got more important things to do with "time" Furthermore, stats are just educated guesses, based on small studies....regardless of who does them. Which DO NOT apply to everyone
is it easier for a woman to get infected from a man, than Vice-versa? YES.....
If you want to get technical, there is NOTHING that is set in stone, especially on the research or development end of HIV/AIDS, or any other facet of the illness.
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So what you are saying is you are unable to supply a citiation to a source that supports your assertion that "from a one time exposure, 1 in 10 men get infected. Women are 6 times more likely to get infected from a 1 time exposure than a man is."
...and we're all supposed to believe you and not peer reviewed studies on transmission because you aren't "pretending" to be positive and therefore know all.
Good for you. ROFLMAO
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PEER REVIEWED STUDIES ARE LIMITED TO A FEW 199 MAYBE A 1000 IF LUCKY, THOSE FINDING AS ACCURATE OR INACCUARTE AS THEY MAY BE ARE THEN APPLIED TO "EVERYONE"....IN OTHER WORDS YOU ARE SAYING......EVERYONE REACTS TO EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS DISEASE THE SAME....ROFLMFAO. AND LET ME GUESS, YOU SUPPORT THE CORRUPT MONEY LAUNDERERS DOING THESE "SURVEYS?
ESMERELDA, i DONT BELIEVE FOR ONE MINUTE YOU COULD WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES...YOU ARE HERE TO SIMPLY FEED AN ALTER EGO, THAT COVERS THE MISERY OF YOUR PERSONAL "SELF"...NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO THE ASS CLOWN CIRCUS THEY HAVE APPROPRIATELY TITLED "AM I INFECTED" WHERE YOU CAN HELP THOSE YOU CAN ACTUALLY RELATE TO..
Furthermore, put your money where your mouth is, and show ME the actually study finding in their entirity, (not the shit they approved to be allowed to be released, the ACTUAL paperwork, personal notes, doctors involved etc.....guess its time YOU put your money where your mouth is, before someone puts their foot where your ass is. CDC itself, can only post/release what the almighty US government says they can, whether its truth or not... usually misinformed & vague info to begin with, which as a supporter, only shows the depth of human you really are, a fake one whose misery can only be pacified by attacking a person actually infected with this disease. It's good to see the body hasnt swayed a bit in it's slavery to the gov. funds either, allowing such to be posted, even at their own personal reputation...but ya since ya wanna play this game i take time to research things ONCE again, only to make you publicly apologize and the masses here can see you as you truely are, a fake , probably 12 yr old, with nothing better to do than be here, attempting to be something they are not. and I do, much like hellfire and the others your identity will posted publicly as such... perhaps you shoulda researched me, better than you do YOUR info you disperse here.
show me the study that involves the 40+mil infected worfwide to support your claims...put up or shut up*
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