Can I Get Infected Without A Condom

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Married Guy in NYC infected when condom ripped....

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

So I just got the news that I am POZ, and I am in the process of breaking it to my wife. The guy was named B_______ and the condom ripped. He said it had never happened to him before, but I recently came across another guy who had a similar... Read more »

Married Guy in NYC infected by guy when condom ...

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

So I was infected by a guy named B_____ who swore he was neg, and then the condom broke. I came across another guy who had the same experience with
B_____ in NYC... he swore he was neg, and then the condom broke. So I'm wondering if anybody... Read more »

Condoms, chance of infection?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

hello. i have slept with 2 women in the past year. I used condoms every time and didn't have a breakage or slip ever. No oral. What is my risk level? thanks a million can you get it from taking the condom off?

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am i infected? cut on frenulum after removing condom

Posted by spread

I had protected sex with a local sex worker.
After i had a protected sex, using condom, i removed the condom using my bare hands. The condom was wet with vaginal fluids, and i touch it making my fingers wet with vaginal fluids. Immediately After... Read more »

Condom Effectiveness

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

So, um...... we've seen a lot of statistics recently on the odds of infection, testing accuracy, and testing time frames. Here's one *I'd* dearly love to have, if anyone has it up their sleeve:
What percentage of infection occurs when one partner is... Read more »

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risk of infection with condoms

what are the chances of a positive male infecting a negative female during intercourse with a condom every time?...

Response from Robert H. Remien, Ph.D.

Columbia University

When a condom is used consistently, the risk of infection is very low. Studies have repeatedly shown that consistent and CORRECT condom use prevents the transmission of HIV within mixed status couples, in most cases. Nobody can tell you that it is... Read more »

Infection From condom

Dear Dr. Bob,Hello, I have been wanting to ask this for a long time and need an answer from someone like you. This will seem very bizarre, but this is no joke. Almost two years ago, I was walking home from school and found a sealed condom on the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Just how young are you? I think the first time I "played" with a condom was when I was 13. So you "can't scratch your head without thinking you'll pass on the disease?" Which "head" are you scratching... Read more »

Very low risk of infection when not using condoms

Dear Bob, Thanks for your reply to my posting, and thank you for starting out as a 'gentleman' even if your lapse into personal insults towards the end showed that you are not really one. I wasn't offering my experiences as valid...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Tony,I'll try to be clearer.You are asking if "cleanliness after sex might even be more beneficial than condom use . . . ." the answer is a resounding no. Regarding the British military doctor's advice during the Second World... Read more »

Very low risk of infection when not using condoms

I have long believed that the HIV threat to hetero-sexual, non drug-using men is hyped-up by a moral-crusading media. Consequently, I have put myself at risk to test my theory. Over the last 20 years, I have had unprotected sex with over 3000...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Tony,You "believed" that the risk of heterosexual HIV transmission is hyped up, so you put yourself at risk by having unprotected sex with 3,000 working prostitutes in 30 HIV-hotspot countries?!?!? It's always so heartwarming to... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Condom Use for Preventing HIV Infection/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Multilevel Analysis of Uganda and Tanzania

Unprotected sex remains the primary mode of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the current study. The authors examined the influence of community-level factors, including health care programs and services, on condom use to prevent... Read more »

Los Angeles Times Examines Catholic Church Debate Over Use of Condoms to Prevent HIV Infection

The Los Angeles Times on Friday examined the "quiet but intense debate" within the Catholic Church over the use of condoms to prevent HIV infection (Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times , 2/4). Last month, Spanish Bishops Conference spokesperson Bishop... Read more »

Does a Choice of Condoms Impact Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence? A Randomized, Controlled Trial

The authors investigated whether providing a choice of condoms would increase condom acceptability and self-reported use and decrease incident STD infection. The researchers randomized 414 men in Jamaica who presented with urethral discharge: Some... Read more »

Vatican Tells People Worldwide That Condoms Do Not Prevent HIV Infection, Despite Scientific Consensus That They Do

Members of the Roman Catholic clergy are telling people worldwide that condoms are permeable enough to allow HIV to pass through, despite scientific consensus that condoms are effective in preventing HIV transmission, London's Guardian reports... Read more »

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