Artificial Nails And Hiv

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Can HIV be contracted through artificial insemenation?

My question is: As stated above, Can HIV be contracted through artificial insemenation? I have a friend who is dating a man with HIV, she wants to possibly marry this person and wanted to know if HIV is transfered through the semen. In other words,...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. HIV can be transmitted through artificialinsemination. This is because semen contains high concentrations of HIV. Infact, most facilities doing artificial insemination, will not do thisprocedure without first... Read more »

HIV and Pregnancy (ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION, 2010) (PREGNANCY, POSITIVE FEMALE AND NEGATIVE MALE, 2010)

I am an HIV Positive Female my Husband is Negative, i am on medication since last two years my... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

HIV and Artificial Insemination

I have been infected with HIV for just over six months now.I was planning on having my own kid... Read more »

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Risk of HIV infection from nail salon?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi,

I've frequented the same nail salon from summer of 2002 until winter of 2005. It's somewhat clean, with the pedicure tubs being washed after each use, but they don't regularly sterilize the clippers or electrical buffer/filer cylinders after each... Read more »

Sobre Inseminacion artificial

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hola Amigos, mi pregunta es la siguiente, alguno de ustedes conoce algun centro en la Argentina donde se realice la tecnica de lavado de esperma y en caso q alguien lo haya intentado, podrian decirme el costo. Con mi pareja queremos ser padres pero... Read more »

Question Concerning Nails

Posted by NW715, 1 Reply

Hiv symptoms include nail changes: what kind of change may occur? Read more »

Darkened nails

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Greetings,

I have been living with HIV/medication for the last 18 months. When I was diagnosed, my TC count was 97 and my viral load was over 500,000. With a regiment of Sustiva and Trizivir, my numbers have drastically turned around. Now my viral... Read more »

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