Can You Contract HIV From Condom Slipped

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Hello,I recently had sex with my girlfriend who is HIV+. It was protected, however the condom slipped and the lower half of my penis was exposed and I have a small sore on the part of the shaft that was exposed. What is the transmission risk through...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,That the condom slipped a bit, such that the lower half of your penis was exposed during vaginal sex, would not constitute a significant HIV risk, assuming that the "business end" (the head) of your penis remained covered and the... Read more »

Horrible lapse in judgement with sexworker (CONDOM SLIPPED 2008)

Hello Dr. Frascino,I would first like to thank you for your work with your foundation and through... Read more »

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Kenyan First Lady Says Young People Should Not Use Condoms to Avoid Contracting HIV

Kenyan first lady Lucy Kibaki, chair of the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS , on Thursday said that she is "not in favor" of promoting condoms as an HIV prevention method, Agence France-Presse reports (Agence France-Presse,... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AIDS Condom Message Slipping in Thailand, Experts Warn

Thailand's highly visible anti-AIDS campaign of the 1990s slashed infection rates, but health workers are concerned HIV/AIDS is on the rise again because people are straying from the message of "always use a condom." With its huge sex industry,... Read more »

Lack of Condom Use, Ignorance Contributes to HIV Spread Among Young Muslims in Southern Thailand

Young Muslims in Thailand's southern provinces are at risk of contracting HIV because their religious beliefs oppose condom use and ignorance about sex is widespread, the Bangkok Post reports. Wannakanok Pohedaedao, a 25-year-old Muslim who... Read more »

Condom Use Reduces Young Women's Risk of Contracting HPV, Study Says

Young women whose partners use condoms every time they have sex are 70% less likely to contract the human papillomavirus than women whose partners use condoms less than 5% of the time, according to a study published in the June 22 edition of the ... Read more »

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My condom slipped off while having sex?

Posted by Alexleuo, 2 Replies

My condom slipped off while having sex with a sex worker. What is my risk?
I am 35 years old male.

Yestarday I was having sex with a sexual worker suddenly we both notice the condom was slipped off. I think the time unprotected was around 1 minute.... Read more »

Condom Slipping off

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I dont know how to say this but im going to say this from the begining.
I recently had sex and the condom slipped off. I was nervious I wasnt even totally errect. I felt like i was inside of my partner for maybe two seconds maybe even less but im... Read more »

Condom slipped.......oh shit.

Posted by Benders, 1 Reply

I was having sex last night with my friend and the condom slipped off and i don't know how long it was like that for, when he noticed he wasn't inside me. I'm quite concerned about this although i didn't show it, i don't want to freak him out ( he... 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... Read more »

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