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Conclusive answer wanted: is HIV - female more likely to be infected during menstruation by receptive penile sex?
Dear Doctor,While you website is incredibly comprehensive and coherent in most topics, it is with frustration and much dissapointment that I have been able to find so little information devoted to the potential increased risk for a woman to be...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
...however, is fairly clear. Unprotected vaginal receptive sex is risky business with or without extenuating circumstances such as menstruation. I have not changed my opinion on this topic.Remember, sex is always cleaner with a packaged wiener!Stay... Read more »When Should I Test For HIV/AIDS
Hi, I had sex with a women on Oct 30 2010. I used a condom all the while. I am afraid I might get... Read more »menstrucation
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