Can I Get Hiv From Just One Exposure

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it takes only one time (HETEROSEXUAL TRANSMISSION) (HIV TRANSMISSION AFTER ONE EXPOSURE)

This is a comment on one of the readers questions asking if you can get hiv by penetrating a woman who has hiv just ONE time when not wearing a condom, in other words not practising safe sex. One time. Yes you can, I did it one time and got it I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Thank you for writing in and sharing your story. It's amazing how many heterosexual guys do not believe they are at risk for HIV. Obviously our HIV awareness and prevention programs under the sex-phobic Bush Administration were woefully... Read more »

Can one get hiv infection when pt. urine exposure

I was exposed to the urine of a pt with hiv who has only been on med's 2 weeks, had a tear in... Read more »

Response from Richard Cordova III »

Would having one sexually transmitted disease lower any possibility of resistance to HIV exposure or resistance to another STD?The Body: Rick Sowadsky M.S.P.H., C.D.S, Answers to Safe Sex Questions

Would having one sexually transmitted disease lower any possibility of resistance to HIV exposure... Read more »

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one exposure?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I'm just curious as to whether anyone contracted HIV after one exposure...I've had only one questionable incident, and I do plan to get tested after the appropriate time and although the odds are low for one exposure, I'm sure that some people have... Read more »

One exposure = seroconvertion

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi everybody.
I had 1 unprotected anal exposure to a person at high risk. There was no ejac. (but probably precum) but later he fingered and there might be some on his finger. It is true that it is reasonable I should consider him as positive in... Read more »

Unfortunate Sexual exposure/ injection exposure

Posted by joe62, 2 Replies

Hi to the wonderful people of this website. I want to narrate my story for information and advise.
I am an expat, while away to a third world country, i had a contact with a women with unknown status, and she stayed with me for two weeks, I was well... Read more »

Testing for Hiv-accuracy of test after Exposure!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Anyone please help with this one!! IF you had a possible exposure to Hiv, how long Before Tests will pick up the infection, and how accurate are the rapid Hiv tests against the Elisa tests? If you are Elisa negative at 8 weeks after infection and 12... Read more »

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