HIV Risk Of Condom Popped

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Hello Dr BobThis is my 3rd attempt .As I informed earlier recently in India was with a call girl / Sex worker unknown status. During the intercourse I coul dmake out the condom pop andI immediately piulled it out and used a new one and continued....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your question is identical to many others already posted in the archives and my advice remains exactly the same. The risk of HIV transmission following a condom failure (break) is the same as unprotected sex. See below.Good luck.Dr. Bobcondome... Read more »

Condom broke-Hiv risk

I had my first incident with a female on June 1st during which the condom broke and i was exposed... Read more »

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Risk of catching HIV with a condom? (CONDOM EFFICACY)

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broken condom/hiv risk?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i am extremely worried, am 22 year old guy went to bali for holiday and had sex with a prostitute in massage parlour. i used a condom but after bout 30 seconds the condom broke and i immediately pulled out and washed myself and am worried sick. it... Read more »

Pep warranted/Great risk after brused Condom?

Posted by Capricornicus, 2 Replies

Dear all,

Today I had a sexual encounter where I was penetrated analy by a guy which claimed to be HIV-. We used three condoms to make sure there were not worn out. After penetrating me for 5 minutes with the last condom we noticed there was a whole... Read more »

Risk of condom

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

pls note that the condom is not safe, you are still in the risk of getting hpv genital warts during skin to skin contact because some of your genital area is not protected by condom Read more »

Condom Breakage - level of risk?

Posted by worriedbrit, 1 Reply

Morning all from across the pond.... wondered if anyone could help a worried Brit who has made the mistake of visiting too many websites for information and ended up focusing on the worst case scenarios!

This site appears to be extremely "level... Read more »

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