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Can AIDS Be Transmitted Through Reused Needle
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Ask the Experts
needle reusedI recently went to a health department nearby for a HIV/STD test. Since then, i have been convinced that the woman doing the test did not use a new needle. I'm not exactly sure why I feel this way but I hate looking at needles and I didn't...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,What should you do in the meantime? How about psychiatric/psychological counseling for your completely irrational and totally unwarranted HIV fears. Health departments do not reuse needles! Period. It's a "health" department, not a...
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Accidental reuse of needle during HIV testing?Hi Dr. Bob,I've gone through the archives and have received some sort of comfort knowing that... Read more »RE-USED NEEDLE??? (VICIOUS CYCLE OF HIV TESTING, 2010)Dr. Bob, I have to say I feel SO unbelievably stupid asking this... but it's really, really... Read more »
Articles
Nevada Doctor Says Vendor OK'd Needle Guide ReuseIn a half-page ad in Wednesday's Las Vegas Review-Journal, lawyers for Dr. Michael Kaplan said the urologist was following a vendor's instructions when he reused needle guides during biopsies. Kaplan ceased the practice "the moment a question... Read more »
Drug Users: A Potentially Important Bridge Population in the Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Including AIDS, in ChinaThe authors conducted a cross-sectional study to examine risk characteristics among bridge and nonbridge drug users. The researchers defined those who shared needles and engaged in sex with both high-risk and low-risk partners as bridgers. The... Read more »
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDSTable of Contents The Basics Some Sexually Transmitted Diseases to Know About Protecting Yourself and Others The Bottom Line The Basics Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), also called sexually transmittedinfections (STIs), are... Read more »
Ugandan Officials Express Concern About Commercial Sex Workers Who Re-Use Female CondomsOfficials and HIV/AIDS advocates in Uganda during a recent meeting expressed concern about commercial sex workers in the country's capital of Kampala who re-use female condoms to protect themselves from contracting HIV or other sexually transmitted... Read more »
Connect With Others
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Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
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your opinion on needle safety at std clinics
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
do you think that there is any possibility that a needle could be used twice? what precautions are taken so that this does not happen?Read more » TRANSMITTING HIV TO NEWBORN TWINS/NEED ADVISE?????
Posted by Jessie, 3 Replies
I recently had my husband come to me, upset, crying and concerned about his brothers two newborn twins and the fact that me and my husband are both HIV+. Apparently, the brother confronted my husband about being with the newborns and washing his...
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Needle Stories
Posted by Bear60, 1 Reply
Search Urban Legends and Folklore HIV Needle-Stick Rumors Still Thriving Online Rumors of recent needle-stick incidents in Dallas and Denver, plus copycat pranks in Virginia Related Articles Welcome to the World of AIDS! More AIDS/HIV Sneak... Read more »
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