Burning Urethra Could I Have HIV

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burning in urethra tip.

For the last 10 months, i have this burning in urethra in spite of 3 courses of antibiotics. Can you please advise about any medicine for this? Tests for HIV are negative but feverishness continues. Do you advise retesting?-126...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

There are a couple of possibilities:1) you may have herpes (HSV) infection, which wouold not be cured by antibiotics.2) You may have a sexually tranmitted infection, such as chlamydia, in which your partner(s) and you are not coordinating treatment... Read more »

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HIV through the Urethra

Posted by Anonymous

Can anyone tell me how likely it is to get the hiv virus if it comes into contact with your urethra only. Be it by being the insertive partner vaginally or anally, or even using another persons sexual fluid to masturbate with. Does it just take a... Read more »

urethra

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

exposure =broken condom
no ulcer or bumps on penis head, but there is a dark pigmented spot on the side, HIV infection?

Please respond, going nuts

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Urethra...?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

OK, here is what many will think is a DUMB question, but I wanted to ask anyway...Assuming penile/vaginal sex, for a man to catch the virus, he has to have an opening on his penis..assuming there is no cuts or open sores, then the only place it can... Read more »

Burning Skin

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm HIV+ and not on meds. My forehead has a burning/tingling sensation most days. What can this be attributed to? My CD4 count is 650 and my vl is 85,000. Thanks. Read more »

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