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when your partner doesn't tell you

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I moved in with a man recently looking to build toward a long term relationship. We started off slowly sexually because I've always been cautious. He spent all his time on the computer... and I mean ALL. The third day I asked what he did on there... Read more »

He Has HIV, She Doesn't--And They're in Love

Posted by Chloe1023, 1 Reply

agine falling in love with a guy who is absolutely perfect. Then you find out that he's HIV positive. What would you do? Here's a story about a couple that's making it work ...

A young married couple, Gwenn Barringer and Shawn Decker, recently... Read more »

Sexual contact w/ partner of unknown hiv status

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

i bet that topic got your attention. i'm trying to give another source for helping the WW's. Honestly i don't think one person that has posted lately has really reasearched anything about hiv aside from ARS. Can't you realize that the posts GMAN... Read more »

PARTNER SECRETLY REMOVED CONDOM THEN CONFESSED HIV

Posted by FORTHEBIRDS, 2 Replies

Hi,
On 4/5 i slept with my x husband. Although I insisted he wear a condom and he started out with one on, when the deed was done the condom was on the bed and he said, "yup, I took it off!"
I went bananas, and after discussing it for a month he said... Read more »

Will my HIV+ partner still want to be with me

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I know that a lot of times the question is reversed...will the neg guy want to stay in a serodiscordant relationship. I'm worried about the opposite. My partner and I both tested this week...he came out positive, me negative.

We have been... Read more »

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partners having unprotected sex with different strains (SEX BETWEEN TWO HIV POSITIVE PARTNERS, 2011)

when i was diagnosed my doctor told me that i am classified as HIV strain 2 and with cd4 count of 5 as of 2007 and now 1095 of october 2010...i have a partner and the doctor told him that his HIV 1 & 2 strain and not taking medications yet...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Even between two HIV positives, unprotected sex remains risky business. Yes, it is possible to acquire a second more virulent or resistant strain of HIV by having bareback sex with another HIVer. (See below.) You report you decided to have... Read more »

Likelihood of converting from HIV- to HIV+ given my partner's HIV + status

I am HIV-, but currently living with my lover who is HIV+. We always have sex with condoms, but he is always the top. What are the possibilities that I'll contract the virus if we continue to practice safe sex? Are there any studies...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Try reading through my response to Condom Failure. That response summarizes some studies about the effectiveness of condoms among mixed-status/serodiscordant couples. The bottom line is that when condoms are used correctly, every time, and there... Read more »

I am HIV neg and my partner is HIV pos

My partner and I have been together for 11 years. He is HIV positive (~15 years) and I am HIV negative. I should also mention that the virus has been undetectible for the 11 yeras that we have been together. I have two questions:1.) In addition...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,1. A number of HIV specialist physicians have been offering PrEP as an additional harm-reduction measure for magnetic couples for a number years, based on very preliminary data that showed it might be helpful. With the publication of the iPrEx... Read more »

Gay HIV+ partner has bareback sex with other HIV+ people

Hi, I'm in an open gay relationship with my HIV+ partner whereas i am HIV-. We always have protected anal sex (oral unprotected)My partner continues to have unprotected sex with other positive guys even though i have stressed that this is bad....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Regarding the risk of poz-on-poz barebacking, see below.As for a well "recegonised" resource on this topic, HELLO! You're reading it. Check out the archives! Finally, regarding the risk of STDs from oral sex, we have an entire... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York: Name-Based HIV Reporting Doesn't Deter Testing

New research indicates that a New York state law requiring name-based HIV reporting and partner notification has not led to a decline in the willingness of high-risk persons to be tested or to a drop in testing overall. Under the law, which went... Read more »

"Aging Is a Part of Life; HIV Doesn't Have to Be!"

Did you know September 18, 2010 is the third annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAAD)? The AIDS Institute provides national leadership for this observance day. Michael Ruppal, Executive Director at The AIDS Institute, and... Read more »

California: Testing Doesn't Stop HIV Spread in Porn Industry

Workers in the adult-film industry "need to be made aware of the risks associated with participation in various acts, to be able to participate in decision-making about their health and safety at work, and to benefit from prevention practices,"... Read more »

GMHC Decries Passage of HIV Partner Notification Bill

Contact: Stephen Soba, (212) 367-1214/Pager: (917) 556-6797 Greg Lugliani, (212) 367-1210/Pager: (917) 556-6356 Ronald Johnson, Managing Director of Public Policy, Communicationsand Community Relations for Gay Men's Health Crisis, released the... Read more »

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