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May 6, 2002

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NEW EXPERTS! Pregnancy & Children; Pain Management A quick reminder: The Body has added a superb tag team of experts to our Ask the Experts forum on "Women and HIV." Our rotating panel of three new doctors -- John Sullivan, Brooks Jackson and Katherine Luzuriaga, medical experts on HIV issues related to pregnancy and newborns -- will each spend a month addressing your concerns in our "Women and HIV" forum. First up: Dr. John Sullivan. Stop in and ask away! Many people with HIV experience pain -- whether due to neuropathy, wasting or other causes -- yet few doctors are prepared to treat it. The Body is pleased to announce a new HIV and pain forum hosted by Dr. Lauren Shaiova, a well-known pain expert. Living With HIV Is it true that HIV progresses differently in men and women? How much of a risk is it to get drunk while taking anti-HIV meds? How long do you think AIDS meds can work? Forum on Switching/Simplifying Treatment My partner has a CD4 count that's falling and a viral load that's rising. Could he be developing resistance? What's the best way to find out? The National Institutes of Health just announced that HIV attacks the very CD4+ cells that my body specifically programs to hunt down HIV. Does this mean that by stopping my meds, I'm seriously risking my health? I've been doing fine on nelfinavir (Viracept) and Combivir, but my bad cholesterol is high -- my doctor wants to switch me to Trizivir. Will it be as effective?		Forum on Starting Treatment Is taking Trizivir and lopinavir (Kaletra) a good idea as a first regimen? I want to avoid facial wasting. Forum on Lipodystrophy & Wasting People think I'm imagining my facial wasting, but I really look different! What are the warning signs? I have been on anabolic steroids and testosterone replacement therapy for several years, but read that serostim might be better. What do you think? Forum on Hepatitis & HIV I've been on three treatments for my hepatitis C and failed all of them. Is there any hope for me? What's my risk of transmitting hepatitis C to my baby? Forum on Women & HIV I'm a professional woman with HIV; I feel terribly isolated, both medically and socially. What can I do? Have you heard about hair loss in women taking Sustiva? Forum on AIDS-Related Cancers What's the best screening method for anal cancer? Can using testosterone or DHEA trigger Kaposi's sarcoma? I was simultaneously diagnosed with HIV and Hodgkin's disease. I've beaten the Hodgkin's, but my CD4+ count is low. What's my prognosis? Forum on Safe Sex, Prevention and Transmission How long after a tongue piercing is it safe to give oral sex to a woman? Can peeing after sex reduce my chances of HIV/STD infection? Off the Beaten Trail Can I get HIV by wearing the used underwear of someone who's infected?
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