General Questions | Safer Sex and Risk | Symptoms

General Questions

• I've heard that HIV superinfection is an urban legend. Is there any serious research on the topic?
• Is it true that people can only be superinfected within two years of their original infection?
• What are the dangers of HIV superinfection?

Safer Sex and Risk

• How can pos-pos couples decide what's safe in the bedroom?
• My boyfriend infected me with HIV. Can we continue to have sex without condoms?
• The condom slipped while my boyfriend and I, both HIV positive and taking HAART, were having sex. What's the risk of superinfection?
• I noticed blood while I was having protected sex with my partner, who is, like me, HIV positive. What are the chances that one of us was infected with the other's strain of HIV?
• My partner and I, both HIV positive, would like to have a child together. How can we avoid HIV superinfection while she tries to conceive?
• Does taking HIV meds reduce the risk of superinfection?
• What is the risk of superinfection if my boyfriend and I are taking the same HIV meds?

Symptoms

• I'm HIV positive and I've been feeling sick lately. Could those symptoms be a sign I was superinfected by my boyfriend?
• Is a drop in my CD4 a sign that I was infected with a second strain of HIV?

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