Can You Get AIDS From Wrestling

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HIV in the Classroom: What Would a Good Catholic Do? Bioethicist Helps Students Wrestle With Theology and HIV

HIV in the Classroom: A Spotlight Series No, we're not all HIV positive. But we all are at risk for acquiring HIV. In recognition of this fact, theologian and bioethicist Robert Doyle teaches a graduate course that examines HIV not as a moral... Read more »

Microbicide Field Wrestles With the Implications of Success

In July of this year, the stubborn persistence and commitment of microbicide researchers, advocates, and trial participants was finally rewarded with positive results from a South African trial of the gel form of the antretroviral drug tenofovir... Read more »

Microbicide Field Wrestles With the Implications of Success -- an Update

On October 25, 2010, the nonprofit microbicide research organization CONRAD announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would consider the Vaginal and Oral Interventions to Control the Epidemic (VOICE) trial as a confirmatory trial to... Read more »

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HIV, Wrestling, and other Sports

While I am at this site I would like to pose this question to anyprofessional out there who would like to reply. Wrestling is a sport that Ienjoy very much. Is it safe to wrestle with a person who is HIV positive. Am I placing my life in jeopardy...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.In regard to sports and HIV, there reallyis not that much to tell since the risk of HIV is normally very low in asports setting. In most sports, the liklihood of blood-to-blood transmissionis very unlikely. Also in... Read more »

Wrestling risk ? 2nd ATTEMPT - Made a donation

Hello doc,I realize that you get way too many emails and I am hoping you look at this one.. I have also made a donation at http://www.concertedeffort.org to help the cause.A few days ago, I wrestled with a stripper at a private party. She had her...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Why wrestle the stripper? Was she trying to escape the horned-up bachelor's party or something? Oh, never mind. Whatever floats your boat. Your HIV risk from stripper wrestling is nonexistent, even with your bruise. If HIV were contracted... Read more »

contact with blood during wrestling session

I was in my wrestling class and while executing a drill with a co-athlete i found some blood spots on my inner thigh. At first i thought it was mine from a toe nail scratch but then i realised that probably was from the other person's wound. I...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,It doesn't sound you were at risk. Even if there was blood with HIV in it, it needs a way to get inside your body. That doesn't sound like it happened.HIV really only gets transmitted under a specific set of... Read more »

worried future med student

Dr. Bob,First off, you are hilarious!! If you were on TV instead of lame DANE COOK, we'd be so much better off. Also you're a wonderful person who has helped out so many, and we really need more people like you in this world. I've...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey there future med. stud. (That stands for student, not stud muffin.)1.Nope.2.Correct! Not risky, just frisky and fun! including the tit-(bleep). (I assume that "special massage" package might be listed as the... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, I'm 14 years old and very worried. Last year I was wrestling around with this kid and I sliced my hand on his braces. I have heard that braces make your mouth bleed and I'm worried his blood may have mixed with mine. I don't know if he had aids,... Read more »

Beginnings of Relationship, with Pos/Neg scenario

Posted by zehava71, 3 Replies

Hi all....this is my first post as I'm wrestling with a possible new relationship with a negative man.....I am positive and have disclosed my status to him a few weeks back.....we now seem to be in a grey area in terms of dating.....he told me a... Read more »

HIV+ve/AIDS Tai Chi Chuan/Qi Gong Sifu

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

HIV+ve/AIDS Tai Chi Chuan/Qi Gong Sifu

Name: Peter A Gilligan B.Sc. M.Sc., e-mail:
pag@pgilligan.source.co.uk, Physical location: Belfast, Northern
Ireland. Status: Age 45 yrs GWM... Read more »

blood-to-blood exposure?

Posted by paranoid_android, 2 Replies

Please help me,
A friend of mine volunteers and looks after AIDS orphans. She also French (deep) kisses lots of people on a frequent basis. She also chews her fingers until the point where they bleed slightly.
Yesterday she playfully wrestled me and I... Read more »

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