Common Brain Growths In Hiv Positive Males

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I am HIV -, female. My husband is HIV +, male. we would like to have a baby. (PREGNANCY: HIV POSITIVE MALE AND HIV NEGATIVE FEMALE 2010)

Good Day. My husband told me a month ago that he got tested and he is HIV +. I also got tested and i am HIV -. We would still like to have a baby, in regard that i would not be infected, nor our child. Is there a way where this is possible. We are...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Yes, the safest and most effective way involves sperm washing and in vitro fertilization. See below.Dr. BobArtificial Insemination vs. In Vitro Fertilization Feb 25, 2010Hi Dr. Bob,My question is about starting a family through artificial... Read more »

I just found out my boyfriend is HIV positive , what do I do? (PREGNANCY: HIV POSITIVE MALE AND HIV NEGATIVE FEMALE 2010)

My boyfriend and I have been together about a year and he contracted HIV about two months ago. I... Read more »

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Breast cancer in HIV-positive men; how common is it?

Dear Bruce, Is male breast cancer common in AIDS patients? Thanks... Read more »

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Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

HIV and the Brain: The Need for More Research and Boosting the Brain

When the AIDS pandemic first appeared in North America, doctors were puzzled by the sight of previously healthy young men who had inexplicably developed one or more life-threatening infections. They quickly established that these infections... Read more »

National Association of People With AIDS

Three Stories of Personal Survival and Growth From People Living With HIV

These three stories of personal survival and growth are reprints from previous issues of Positive Voice , chosen because they illustrate key themes of the International AIDS Conference. Margot experienced stigma and exclusion from health care... Read more »

About 91% of HIV-Positive Male Inmates in Georgia Infected Before Imprisonment, CDC Report Says

About 91% of HIV-positive men incarcerated in Georgia's prisons last fall were living with the virus before they were imprisoned, according to the April 21 issue of CDC 's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , the Washington Post reports... Read more »

Countries Should "Carefully Weigh" Ability to Add Male Circumcision to HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies, Letter to Editor Says

Although male circumcision might not be "brain surgery," that "does not mean that it is simple to provide safely in countries with weak public health services," Lyn Messner, an Africa program officer for the International Women's Health Coalition ,... Read more »

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Common questions/concerns about HIV/AIDS please read

Posted by kbuddy77, 1 Reply

Questions and Answers about HIV
1. What is HIV? What is AIDS?
2. Who can get HIV?
3. What are the ways in which HIV can be spread from one person to another?
4. Can I get HIV from oral sex?
5. How long does HIV live outside the body?
6. Can having another... Read more »

BBC Report on Brain Scan of HIV Effects

Posted by ScotCharles

Link below to copies of MRI brain scans of HIV+ people

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/health/4319952.stm

Scans show how HIV attacks brain

HIV, which attacks the body's natural defences, also damages the brain, three dimensional medical scans... Read more »

i am a 29 year old male, i found i was hiv+...

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am a 29 year old male, I found out I was HIV+ in May 1996. My
boyfriend of 10 years gave it to me. Seems he couldn't stay
monogamous. He left me after he found out I was positive even
though I had spent the last year looking after him. I started... Read more »

Gay positive male in washington, dc

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

hey, just stop passed to say what's up to all my positive brothers and sisters out here. I live in washington, dc. I have just been dignoised a couple of months ago. when I found out I was in a relationship and had to break the news to my... Read more »

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