Can You Get Hiv From Cybersex

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cybersex risk?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Is it risky? I use that PC at the library and if I am cybering and get off well I mean what if someone go off before me and then got it on the keyboard and then it got on my hands and then I touched my urethra? Is this ok? i read that it dies fast... Read more »

I am 19 infected with HIV from the Philippines

Posted by dyingYOUNG

hello there, a friend of mine gave me this site and I think this would be a big help for me...

I am 19 male from the Philippines and I just knew last May 23, 2006 that I am infected with HIV, as of now, I am the youngest among young adults who is... Read more »

I am 19 infected with HIV from the Philippines

Posted by dyingYOUNG

So you think you are infected?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I met this girl online and we had cybersex. Since that terrible experince I have had the following symptoms.

- Guilt
- Anxiety
- Insecurity
- Stress

I have seen every doctor at the clinic and 2 at the E.R.
they all tell me I am fine. I think they are all... Read more »

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Cybersex: Addictive or what?

Hi Michael...I glad you're still out there helping those of us in search of answers. It's been a long time since our "Eroticizing Safer Sex" days at GMHC, but I'm hanging in there as well. (I'm now the Exec. Director...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

Dear Gary,You raise an interesting and sophisticated question. But Since it does not pertain directly to HIV and mental health I can not respond. Sorry.Michael Shernoff, MSW... Read more »

A heartfelt thanks:)

Hi Dr. Bob,I just wanted to send you a HUGE thank-you for the work you do in this forum and with your Foundation. You flippin rock!!! I work as a HIV Prevention Educator in Maine, and I am usually in great need of a laugh by the end of the day:) I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Elizajane,Cool name! Thanks for your thanks! And thanks for appreciating my somewhat twisted sense of humor! Actually I really enjoy being Dr. Cybersex. As Tom Clancy once said: "I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural,... Read more »

don't you hate this

Hello DoctorI know that your forum is dedicated to sufferes of HIV with anemia/fatigue problems but my problem is much worse so let's sod them for a bit eh?Several years ago I had a low risk encouter with a woman.She was a virgin at the time...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

As I have said many times on this forum, all unprotected sex carries some degree of risk. Those of you having cybersex should do so only after you've properly installed your anti-virus program!!!!Dr. BobP.S. LOL!!!! I'm saving your... Read more »

afraid i'll never trust again - i.e. no more toe-curling kinda sex

I'm a gay man in what I thought was a monogamous 9 year relationship. My partner was diagnosed with HIV in February after cheating on me with multiple partners (25 that he's admitted too).Thankfully, I have just tested negetive after 6...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Sorry to learn that your partner has been deceiving you. I have absolutely no way of determining if he is telling the truth or not regarding his sexual exploits. The HIV-acquisition risk for oral sex is very low, but not completely... Read more »

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