Chances Of Hiv Transmission

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Most HIV-Positive MSM Practice Abstinence, Condom Use or Monogamy to Reduce Chances of HIV Transmission, Study Says

Most HIV-positive men who have sex with men in the United States are taking precautionary measures to avoid transmitting the virus to their partners, according to a study published on Thursday in the CDC 's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ,... Read more »

HIV/Malaria Co-Infection Nearly Doubles HIV Viral Load, Increases Chance of Transmission, Study Says

The HIV viral load levels of an HIV-positive person nearly doubles when he or she becomes co-infected with malaria, increasing the likelihood that the person could transmit the virus to someone else, according to a study published in the Jan. 15... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Estimating the Risk of HIV Transmission From Homosexual Men Receiving Treatment to Their HIV-Uninfected Partners

The current study was designed to determine how the risk of transmission from HIV-infected gay men receiving antiretroviral treatment relates to patterns of patient monitoring and condom use. A stochastic mathematical simulation model was... Read more »

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Chances of HIV Transmission via Lukewarm Jaccuzi

How likely am I to have been infected with HIV if I had an open cut on my foot while in a public lukewarm Jaccuzi?Can HIV survive in any water (hot or cold) and thus be transmitted?...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV-acquisition risk would be nonexistent, whether the Jacuzzi was steaming hot, icy cold or somewhere in between.Dr. Bob... Read more »

Window Period, Viral Load and Chance of Transmission

I had unprotected anal intercourse (insertive) in the 20th jan 2009 with a person I found out later was HIV +. Other than that I did not engage in any risky behaviour. I was tested for HIV with an ABBOTT Architect antibody/ antigen in the 27th of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,1.No. Not the medications you took.2.No. You can not make that assumption, particularly if he was not on effective antiretroviral medications.3.No. You can not use population statistics in this manner. Unprotected anal sex with an HIV-positive... Read more »

chances of vertical transmission

I know that an infant has a low chance of becoming infected during pregnancy and/or childbirth, but I am curious to know why that percentage isn't much higher since the infant and mother share their fluids during pregnancy. Why is a child not...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

The uterus and amniotic sac that surrounds the infant acts as a barrier to infection; if a woman has a high viral load, HIV may get across this barrier; this accounts for the minority of vertical transmission[5-8%] and occurs in the second and third... Read more »

chance of transmission after performing oral

Hi, I have asked this before and haven't got an answer, but am now very worried.I performed oral sex on a girl, received oral sex from her, and also had a lot of deep kissinng.after 5 weeks, i noticed i was very tired all the time. I was...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

You do not have a 7-8% chance of being HIV infected. The odds are much, much lower than that. Always make sure that you know where information like that is coming from and what it is based on. The risk of infection through performing oral sex on a... Read more »

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What the chances of HIV Transmission. I am scared!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

The condom broke when my partner and I had sex one morning. I was the insertive partner. We had been dating for nearly 11weeks and both of us tested HIV negative. Was our 11 week period enough time to ensure that both of us are negative. Is... Read more »

chances of HIV transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hi everyone, i was wondering what are the chances of contracting the HIV virus having unprotected sex with someone who has it? for example, i don't understand how magic johnson have the virus and cookie (the wife) who became pregnant doesn't have... Read more »

chances of transmission

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

about six weeks i fingered a girl for bout five or ten minutes, no cuts on my hand, and we made out for about the same time. i had no cuts or sores in my mouth. i was just curios if she had a cut or sore in her mouth and we were making out for this... Read more »

HIV Transmission?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Being a senior in high school, many times "peer pressure" can get to you. But I have been blessed with good parents and have been a big factor in my growing up. I have never done drugs, never gotten drunk, and have done great in school. I have... Read more »

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