Can Hiv Infection Be Prevented With Nonoxynol-9

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Nonoxynol 9 = HIV?

Dear Dr. Bob,It's me again - the "billiards" girl (the one with the cue-ball boyfriend, hee hee!). October 17 is our 6-month test date, so I'm anxiously awaiting the time when I can write back with my RE-WOOHOO! In the meantime,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Billiards Girl, AKA Paranoid Girl,I thought you and Yule Brynner would be RE-WOO-HOO-ing about now.The nonoxynol-9 story has been getting a lot of press lately, and it's about time! Originally, it was thought that N9 had some anti-HIV... Read more »

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Hi! There seem to be confusing messages today about whether it is preferable to use condoms with or without Nonoxynol-9. We use condoms all the time, but should we buying those with, or without N-9?Thanks for running a great forum!!!...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

The current recommendations set forth by the CDC state that nonoxynol-9 should not be used for disease prevention. N-9's ability to prevent HIV infection is questionable, and the fact that it can cause irritation to the mucous membranes may... Read more »

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hey dr. i really appreciate all your work that you are doing in this site. it has helped me a lot to alleviate my fears. yet i have to ask you this. about 2 weeks ago, i had protected sex with a call girl. her status was unknown to me but she...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Nonoxynol-9 is only likely to increase your risk for infection if you are exposed to HIV infected fluids. Even then, the increase in risk isn't all that significant based on one exposure and with the small amount that would be present on a... Read more »

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Hi, I hope you can answer my question. I recently had protected vaginal sex with a sex-worker in UK. We used a Condomi-'supersafe' condom, which I recently found out is lubricated with nonoxynol-9. I've read also that this can...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

This forum is dedicated to HIV-positive folks, particularly those who have concerns related to fatigue and/or anemia. Questions related to HIV transmission, prevention, safer sex, HIV testing and risk should be sent to Dr. Bob at his "Safe Sex... Read more »

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