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scared about anal sex

hello dr. bob. i had a kind scary experience yesterday. I started out having protected vaginal sex and it was great. then we started to have anal intercourse, protected. but i heard a crumble in my partner's hand. he had withdrawn from me and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,The risk for HIV transmission per episode of receptive penile-anal sexual exposure with a partner known to be HIV positive is estimated to be between 0.1% and 3.0%. Your estimated risk would be "lower," because we do not know the HIV... Read more »

scared scared scared....pcr @ 14 days ?

please help me i was exposed to hiv on 21/10/2007 ( unprotected anal sex on a female sex worker just for 1.5 minutes ).............. my wedding party is on 11/11/2007.. i do not know what to do? i know that the window period for hiv antibodies is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Your wedding is 11/11/2007 and you decided to have unprotected anal sex with the Naughty Lady of Shady lane on 10/21/2007??? Hmmm . . . bad decision and even worse timing! Dude, what were you thinking??? (Yeah, that's right. You... Read more »

False Negative on PCR Test? (GLORYHOLE ANAL SEX, 2010)

Hi Dr. Bob - thanks so much for your terrific site. You are an inspiration to so many. It is an incredible resource. I recently had an "unexpected" MSM encounter in an adult bookstore. I say "unexpected" because I got onion...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,1. I agree your HIV-acquisition risk is exceedingly low.2. You didn't actually ask a question here. Rather, you just stated your lab results.3. PCR testing is generally not recommended for routine HIV screening. An HIV-antibody test... Read more »

test results there, too scared to go in!

Dear Ryan,I had unprotected anal sex approximately 11 months ago, since that time, I have had protected sex with two other men. Since that time, one of my friends' wifes went to donate blood and was informed by her doctor that she had...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Many people have a difficult time going in to get their results after being screened for HIV infection, so you're not alone. You cannot assume that a clinic will contact you if you are HIV positive or base your HIV status on symptoms or... Read more »

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going for testing tomorrow. scared. encouragement?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

i have posted in the past but just got up enough courage to get tested tomorrow, so bare with me, please. i'm very scared cuz i *know* i have *something*.

well, i'm a young 20-something gay male, which i guess puts me in a "high risk group" already.... Read more »

I dont know what to do scared as scared can be

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Where to start, Im 28 years old the first time i had sex was when i was 25 which was during a stupid druken night which i had very dangerous unproteced vaginal and anal sex. The next morning i noticed a cut on the tip of my penis and about 4-5weeks... Read more »

veterans vs. newbies...let the fists fly.....

Posted by Lovinlife, 2 Replies

I have been reading a lot of posts back and forth where the veterans bash the newbies and then somebody tries to throw in a neutral post to the effect that the veterans really have all the info.
But--here's a thought--HIV has changed quite a bit... Read more »

Protected receptive anal sex

Posted by AnthonyMC, 1 Reply

Hello.

I'm a heterosexual guy but more or less 2 months ago I did something I will never forgive myself for, regardless of whether I got infected with something or not: I had receptive anal sex with a transexual sex worker.

Now, the intercourse was... Read more »

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