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Can You Get Hiv Through Vaginal Fluids
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How long can HIV in vaginal fluid stay alive outside the body on your fingers?I would to ask you if someone has touched small quantity of HIV+ vaginal fluid and after a while his fingers have dried out, is it considered for HIV to be dead? How long could stay alive outside the body?...
Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.
Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus
Thanks for your question,As this is a hypothetical situation let me address all the pieces going on here.Once fluid carrying HIV dries, the HIV in that fluid is absolutely dead. HIV can't live outside the body, so once it's in the open air...
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Presence of Lactobacillus May Reduce HIV Concentration in Vaginal FluidIn this summary of her study, Jane Hitti, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington at Seattle, examines study findings suggesting that a bacteria known as lactobacillus, which occurs naturally in the vaginal flora of many women (and is similar... Read more »
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Trichomonas Vaginalis Treatment Reduces Vaginal HIV-1 SheddingThe researchers wrote that vaginal HIV-1 shedding has been associated with Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infection and may play a role in HIV transmission. The study's purpose was to determine if effective TV treatment reduces the presence of vaginal... Read more »
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how much hiv in vaginal fluids
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Answer: A small amount or none. The small amount can/could be risky. There is really no documentation on transmission from female to male. There IS documentation on a few men who have had post-coital female blood infect them via intercourse. I...
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Can i get HIV if i lick a vaginal fluid on-----
Posted by von, 1 Reply
Hi can i get hiv if i lick a fresh vaginal fluid on her underwear
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Vaginal Fluids + Viral Load
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
How does this actually work?If a man has unprotected vaginal sex with an HIV+ women, what are his chances of getting the virus? Do a women's vaginal fluids have to contain a certain amount of the virus, even if some does get into the tip of the... Read more » Vaginal Fluid on Nipple
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Please help me. I recently received a lap dance from a stripper who had touched vagina and then her breast. Within a minute or two I briefly licked her nipple. I am scared to death that I might have contracted HIV this way. Actually, if I did, I...
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