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Chance Of Getting Hiv Drinking Breast Milk
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HIV risk nipple sucking on lactating woman (BREAST MILK and HIV TRANSMISSION)I am 30 years male and had a protected sex with female sex worker 5 months ago . I kissed her nipples also .I felt she was lactating. is breast sucking or nipple sucking on a lactating woman carries risk to HIV infection or any STD s. I got...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello,HIV can be transmitted from an HIV-infected mom to her infant via breastfeeding. This is due to many factors, including the quantity of breast milk and the underdeveloped immune system of babies. For adults breast-milk HIV transmission remains...
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Breast milk and lactation playI am HIV+ and was diagnosed 2 years ago. Since then I was put on HAART and have been undetectable... Read more »sperm is like breast milk"astronomically in your favor", "1 in 10,000", "negligible", and... Read more »
Articles
Breast Milk Sharing Is a Trend Despite Government WarningFor the first time, Food and Drug Administration advisers met Dec. 6 to collect information and seek public comment on formal human milk banking. Though casual milk sharing among mothers was not on the meeting agenda, it is a concern to FDA. On its... Read more »
Breast Milk Antibody Fights HIV but Needs Boost"This finding indicates that enhancement of these responses through vaccination could help reduce HIV transmission via breastfeeding," says corresponding author Sallie Permar of Duke University, Durham, NC. While HIV-specific antibodies have been... Read more »
Vitamin A Hikes HIV Loads in Breast MilkIn two analyses of HIV-positive mothers in Tanzania, those who took vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements had significantly higher HIV loads in their breast milk than women who did not take them (P=0.02), as well as a higher risk of subclinical... Read more »
Children Risk HIV Infection Through Contaminated Instruments, Breast Milk at Hospitals in South African Province, Study SaysBlood-stained medical instruments and "mix-ups" with breastmilk in some public hospitals in South Africa's Free State province are increasing the risk that children might contract HIV in the health care setting, according to a study presented at a... Read more »
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Breast Milk
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I know the with breast milk HIV/AIDS it is transfer from mother to child, by breast feeding, I am in childcare and I was wondering if a mother brings in a bottle of her breast milk and I feed it to the baby and the milk gets on a cut of mine or the...
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any babies infected by breast milk?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Would someone know how many if any babies hiv infected by breast milk?Read more » Breast Milk
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I am a Preschool Teacher and I was wondering, if a mother brought her child in and a bottle of her Breast Milk and I fed it to the baby and if the baby threw up on me or if the breast milk got into a cut of mine is this a risk for getting HIV/Aids....
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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 »
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