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Chance Of Getting HIV From Pubic Hair
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My Doctor says HIV can travel down pubic hair - worriedHi Doctor Bob,I had sex with a girl of positive status but I used a condom. I am 22 and really worried cause my GP says that abstinence is the only way to truly prevent HIV transmission because he says HIV can attach to and travel along pubic hair...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi James and Jeneane,Your GP told you "HIV can attach to and travel along pubic hair and therefore into the interior of the condom where it could then enter any breaks in the skin or possible the urethra and that this is especially true for the...
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Pubic HairDear Dr. Bob,You are the greatest psyhcologist! I have a question for you that may be odd.One day i... Read more »HIV by eating a pubic hair?I was out eating at a diner and took a bite of my crepe when I felt something odd in my mouth and... Read more »
Articles
Hair Samples Can Be Used to Measure Effectiveness of Antiretrovirals, Researchers SayHair strands might help determine the effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs for HIV-positive people, researchers from the University of California-San Francisco said recently, VOA News reports. Monica Gandhi of the university and colleagues have... Read more »
Using Hair to Manage HIV/AIDS and Predict Treatment SuccessUCSF researchers have found that examining levels of antiretroviral drugs in hair samples taken from HIV patients on therapy strongly predicts treatment success. The findings , published in the February 20 issue of AIDS , note that the levels of... Read more »
And They Said This Was a Gay, White Male DiseaseThe South is known for many things. Some good, some bad. Among them, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Juneteenth, good manners, big hair, and the Bible belt. In addition, the South is now known as having the highest incidence of HIV-positive... Read more »
Canada: Teens Need a Chance to Talk About AIDS, Activists SayEmily Cordeaux, a 17-year-old Toronto resident, said some teens still thinks HIV/AIDS is an issue only for gay men, and that others are lulled into a false sense of security by thinking there will be a cure within their lifetime. She said schools... Read more »
Connect With Others
Loss of Pubic Hair
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Is loss of pubic hair a symptom of ARS/HIV? Does anybody know?Read more » Chances of getting HIV when you have dermatitis
Posted by Antre, 1 Reply
Hi. I would like to ask about the chances of getting HIV when you have dermatitis and touch body fluids. Moreover what are the chances if these body fluids where out of the body for some minutes?One friend of mine wanted to have sex at a brothel and... Read more » Chances of getting HIV
Posted by cookie, 3 Replies
Hi,One day at school, i found a drop of blood on my skin and i don't know who it was. I want to ask the cances of me getting HIV and how much blood is needed to transmit HIV? Thx Read more » my chances of getting HIV...
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
ok, heres the situation: back in october I met a guy online for sex. He came over to my house, supplied me with some condoms cause I didn't have any and had me top him. I used the condom and had sex with him but didn't ejaculate in the condom. A few...
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