PROTECTED SEX DURING MENSTRUATION Hiv Risk

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Protected Sex During Menstruation - higher risk?

Dr. Bob,2 months ago while on vacation in South America I had protected sex with a "high risk" local female. At the end of intercourse, i noticed blood on the outside of my condom and a couple drops on my thigh. The girl claimed she had...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Here are a few answers to your few questions . . . . 1.Nope.2.Yep! Virtually nonexistant !3.Your heightened concerns do not change the reality of basic facts. A latex condom was used properly and did not fail. Symptoms do not equal HIV... Read more »

unprotected sex during menstruation period (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2011) (USE TERM "CLEAN" TO DESCRIBE HIV NEGATIVE, 2011)

I and my wife are clean from HIV and STDs.but one day i had unprotected sex with my wife.my... Read more »

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HIV risk - brazil, menstruation

I had sex with who I suspect was a Brazilian prostitute roughly a month ago. The sex was protected,... Read more »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Alcohol Use Before Sex and HIV Risk: Situational Characteristics of Protected and Unprotected Encounters Among High-Risk African Women

The authors compared the situational characteristics of protected and unprotected sexual encounters that involved alcohol use two hours prior with ones that did not. The data were collected from December 2002 to December 2005 as part of enrollment... Read more »

Circumcision Might Not Provide Protection Against HIV in Men Who Have Sex With Men

"In a study of more than 1,800 men from the U.S. and Peru, researchers found that overall, the risk of contracting HIV over 18 months did not significantly differ between circumcised and uncircumcised men," Reuters reports. Study participants... Read more »

Menstruation, Menopause and HIV

Introduction The Menstrual Cycle Menstrual Irregularities in Women with HIV Menopause HIV and Menopause Osteopenia and Osteoporosis Cardiovascular Risk Management of Menopause Symptom Management Avoiding Long-Term Complications ... Read more »

WHO Director-General Calls for Greater Protection of the Rights of HIV-Positive People, and Those at High Risk

Despite progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, "intolerance on the part of health care workers is undermining global efforts to stop the spread of the AIDS virus, [WHO Director-General Margaret Chan] warned," in a statement prepared for World AIDS... Read more »

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Protected Sex w/Sex Worker

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I made a huge mistake over a week ago by having protected vaginal intercourse with a sex worker at an Asian massage parlor. The woman was very conscience of using a condom and checked it for breakage after I ejaculated. There was now oral sex or... Read more »

unprotected sex then protected sex....higher risk?

Posted by WorriedinCA

2 weeks ago I had sex with a girl I met at a bar. We had sex with a condom, then started making out, and she got on top of me and we had sex for 15-20 seconds without a condom, when I said this wasn't right. I then got a condom and put it on. We... Read more »

For those worried about "Protected Sex"

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If U R visiting this forum on a regular basis and U have had protected sex with a prostitute (female or male), vaginal or anal, please please please be confident that CONDOMS do work. Do U think that the concept of magnetic couples would exist? I... Read more »

Protected sex!!!! It's making me crazy

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Ok, someone explain WHY people are worried about protected sex? If you had protected sex and are worried about getting HIV, then you have major guilt issues with your behavior. So, keep in mind always, protected sex is just that PROTECTED, so stop... Read more »

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