Can I Get HIV From Happy Ending

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Still no 'happy' in my 'happy ending massage'

Hi from South Africa doc,I wrote to you 3 years ago after a cheap 'happy ending massage' gone wrong. She was supposed to give me a hand job only, but then got carried away and fingered herself, finishing me off with the same hand.I became...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello A in SA,I'll be brief, because as I have already explained to you, HIV is definitely not your problem. Your HIV risk handjob happy ending to rub-and-tug is nonexistent. Your repeatedly negative ELISA tests out to three years are... Read more »

Scary "happy ending"

Hey Dr. Bob,I recently had a drunken foul-up and went to an asian massage parlour. When the... Read more »

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Potential Needle Laceration, Happy Ending

Hi Dr. Bob,I wrote you a few days ago to ask about the likelihood of HIV from a dirty needle... Read more »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Florida: AIDS Walk’s Happy Ending

The 5-K AIDS Walk St. Petersburg in North Shore Park on Saturday raised $117,000, organizers reported.Back to other news for September 2007 Read more »

The End of AIDS? Could Universal Testing and Treatment End the Epidemic?

Three decades into the AIDS epidemic, advances in treatment have been astounding, turning a quick death sentence into a chronic manageable illness for those who have access to modern meds. The HIV prevention story, however, hasn't been as happy.... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Research Should Focus More Heavily on Ending the Pandemic, NIAID Director Says

Below is the transcript of a press conference held at CROI 2010 on Feb. 16, featuring Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Anthony Fauci: It's a pleasure to be here this afternoon. I'm... Read more »

PFLAG's Work to End Homophobia Can Help Prevent HIV

Hi, this is Terri Wilder reporting from AIDS 2008. I have with me John Cepek, the national board president of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays [PFLAG] in the United States. John, could you tell us a little bit about your... Read more »

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I choose to be happy

Posted by Clive, 3 Replies

In December 2009 I tested poz! On the same day I lost my job!
I made a choice that day not to feel sorry for myself as I had a life to live.

I did feel like crap and at times I still get angry and think why me!!! My motivation was that having a... Read more »

Just Happy

Posted by Clay, 1 Reply

Greetings all! I just came upon this site while doing some research for a school project. I don't hardly ever share any information with others, but I thought it would be kinda cool. I just want to say how grateful I am to alive and sober today. I... Read more »

Why am I not as happy?

Posted by daisy07, 10 Replies

It is funny I go through the post and read about all of these people who are feeling great, happy to be alive, and moving on with thier life. Me on the other hand....I am still self medicating with alcohol, crying nightly, and struggeling to survive... Read more »

It's not always the end of the world

Posted by Blue_22, 2 Replies

I was only 19 and facing the biggest life changing sentence ever spoken to me Your test came back positive for HIV, I am sorry There is nothing else I have encountered that is so unsettling. Not only do you think you are going to live a shortened... Read more »

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