After 6 Weeks Neg Can I Still Be Pos

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My partner pos me neg

After being six weeks in a relationship I found out that my partner is HIV+. He was inside me a couple of times without a condom but never came. What is my chance that I am positive now as well?...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

Your chances are actually quite small, probably 2-3% or so, probably less since you never had any direct contact with semen. This is because the risk of transmission for each contact is only about 1%...Luckily, HIV is one virus that is quite hard... Read more »

Wife Pos...Hubby Neg

Dear Dr Kull,I am pos & my husband -ve. 2 wks ago, I licked my husband anus & but then... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

pos hcv, neg LFTS

Hello There Dr.Just last week, I was told I had tested Pos for HCV antibodies. My Lfts had been up... Read more »

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. »

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Pos/Neg Couple Seeking Pregnancy

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Has anyone have first hand knowledge or experience with spermwashing procudures? Husband pos(undetect)/Wife neg one child neg. Want more additions, any info appreciated Read more »

Beginnings of Relationship, with Pos/Neg scenario

Posted by zehava71, 3 Replies

Hi all....this is my first post as I'm wrestling with a possible new relationship with a negative man.....I am positive and have disclosed my status to him a few weeks back.....we now seem to be in a grey area in terms of dating.....he told me a... Read more »

neg wife of pos husband

Posted by mrsscott

I am 31. My husband was diagnosed with AIDS in July. I am neg so far and they tell me if I'm neg this long I am only slightly at risk of being pos in December (6 month since last exposure). He has apparently had HIV for 10 years and did not know. ... Read more »

pos and neg dating

Posted by livesinadream, 3 Replies

God it seems hard for a pos person to be with a neg person. Not only hard it seems impossiable for the other person. Hes scared every time we are together that he will get infected. I am so tired of hurting and so tired of having hiv be this huge... Read more »

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