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Can You Contract AIDS From Getting Fingered
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Risk of getting HIV from Rapid finger prick Test. Worried!Hello! I recently tested negative on a rapid HIV test. WAY LONG out of the window period! So Woo- Hoo! Silly me has gotten the funny idea in my head that I could possibly contract HIV from the rapid finger prick test that was given to me.I...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello Probably OCD Lady,First off, I'd drop the "probably." Your fears of contracting HIV from a rapid HIV test are irrational. A detailed explanation is not warranted. Suffice it to say that lancets and pricking devices used for...
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Chances of getting genital herpes from cunningiligus, analingus and fingeringHello Doctor Frascino, I would first like to truly applaud you for everything you have done for so... Read more »Can I contract aids through a cut?I used the lavatory on a plane immediatedly after a gay guy finished.I then noticed a cut on... Read more »
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L.A. Times Profiles Several Rwandan Women Who Contracted HIV Through Rape, Not Receiving AIDS DrugsThe Los Angeles Times on Sunday profiled several of the "thousands" of Rwandan women who were raped during the country's 1994 massacres and subsequently have tested HIV-positive in "a kind of echo of the genocide." According to Rwandan women's... Read more »
Rumor Control: Can I Contract HIV From an Experimental AIDS Vaccine?Absolutely not. Here's how vaccines work: They help train our bodies to ward off diseases. They trick the body into thinking it already has an illness. This triggers the immune system to build an army of defenders, called antibodies, to attack the... Read more »
Getting Real About BarebackingFor about three years now there's been a lot of shrill posturing and finger-wagging about barebacking, the trendy, '90s designation for unprotected anal intercourse between gay men. Glossy, superficial gay magazines, wretchedly produced TV news... Read more »
Canada: People Not as Concerned About Contracting HIVAbout 100 patients and providers from across Northern Ontario gathered this week for the 17th annual Opening Doors Conference on HIV/AIDS. Keynote speaker Dr. Mark Wainberg warned that HIV/AIDS complacency is a growing problem. While new drug... Read more »
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can you get HIV from fingering
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
do you get aids or HIV from fingering?
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Fingering vs. Penis Shaft
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I have a question that is perplexing me....I have read that there is little to no risk of contracting HIV from fingering an infected female. Let's say a male has intercourse with a female with a condom on...the condom does covers all but the last 1/2... Read more » Fingering with cuts on fingers
Posted by Homer, 1 Reply
Hello,Thanks for the time and effort you have been putting in to enlighten others. I had a concern. I recently had an encounter with a HIV positive girl. As we did not have any condoms we decide to not to have penetrative sex. We did oral and I... Read more » Contracting HIV
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Recently my husband found out he is HIV+. At this time I am HIV - but I have only had one test and no viral load test done. We know he was negative in the beginning of last year and now he ha HIV. When I asked him about how he got this he told me...
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