Can I Have Unprotected If I Had Ovaries Removed

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Can a woman who underwent hysterectomy get AIDS from unprotected sex?

Can a woman who have had a hysterectomy get AIDS as a result of having unprotected sex with an HIV positive partner? ...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Having a hysterectomy (the removal of the uterus) does not decrease your risk for HIV infection, since the mucous membranes of the vagina would still be exposed to potentially infected fluids.RMK... Read more »

Protected sex turned unprotected

Doctor, i would like to raise my concern here. I have had intercourse with a prostitute on 28th... Read more »

Response from Shannon Southall »

Unprotected Vaginal Sex with CSW of unknown status, now on PEP, Concerned

I can't stop thinking about this. It is driving me mad.I picked up a street worker and we had... Read more »

Response from David Wohl, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kenya to Ban Female Genital Excision

Kenyan women last week won a 20-year battle to outlaw genital excision of young girls, but doubts remain over whether the government will vigorously enforce the ban. Even after President Daniel Arap Moi promised to sign the legislation criminalizing... Read more »

Survey Shows Rise in Unprotected Sex Among Youth, Raises Concern About Sex Education

"The number of young people having unprotected sex in the West has risen sharply over the past two years," according to a global survey conducted by the International Planned Parenthood Federation between April and May of this year, Agence... Read more »

Methamphetamine and Sildenafil (Viagra) Use Are Linked to Unprotected Receptive and Insertive Anal Sex, Respectively, in a Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men

In the current study, researchers investigated the association of methamphetamine, sildenafil, and other substance use with unprotected receptive and insertive anal sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) through an encounter-specific analysis.... Read more »

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Health Department Highlights Health Risks of Unprotected Anal Sex Among Heterosexual Women in New York City

Unprotected anal sex poses well known health hazards for men, but new research suggests that the practice is a significant health issue for women as well. More than 100,000 New York City women engage in anal intercourse each year, according to a new... Read more »

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Unprotected Insertive Dipping and Reusing Condom..

Posted by MiamiLat, 1 Reply

Hello to all!
I haven't been on the site for some time. However, I had the following incident last night:
After rimming another male's ass for a while, I proceeded to rub my penis outside his anus and dipped it inside twice for a few seconds before... Read more »

having unprotected sex with guy that has multiple partners

Posted by crest, 3 Replies

I was having a hard time finding information that really laid out the risks involved in this type of situation. I know the risks are great and I should not be involved with this person or engaging in this type of sex behavior. I have been trying... Read more »

Unprotected sex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If you have unprotected sex, but the guy your with "pulls out" when he's done. Does that make your chances slim? Also if you give a guy oral sex, and accidently swallow, is your risk really high? Please advise!

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unprotected sex???

Posted by Anonymous

I hope none of us are going back to having unprotected sex after we get our negative results back. Are we crazy? Do we want to go through this all over again? Haven't we learned our lesson? Condoms are cheap and effective, and if you ask me it feels... Read more »

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