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Condoms

Nonoxynol-9 Nonoxynol-9 is a chemical that kills sperm (a spermicide). It can help prevent pregnancy when it is used in the vagina along with condoms or other birth control methods. Nonoxynol-9 should not be used in the mouth or rectum. Because nonoxynol-9 kills HIV in the test tube, it was considered as a way to prevent HIV infection during sex. Unfortunately, many people are allergic to it. Their sex organs (penis, vagina, and rectum) can get...

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Condom break scared..! donation right a way Dr. Bob

Bonjour Dr. Bob, First of all I would like to commit to you that I would do the small donation of minimum $100.I have been reading various questions on condom break & your answers too!. I have some questions in post condom break problems;I had...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,1. If the latex condom is used properly and doesn't break, the HIV-transmission rate is essentially nonexistent. If the condom does break, the estimated statistical risk would be the same as that of unprotected sex. Your estimated... Read more »

Allergic to Latex (CONDOMS, USING CONDOMS, LAMBSKIN CONDOMS)

I am allergic to Latex which seems to be the only type of condom that protect.Is this true? Are there any other alternatives? I read that lambskin does not protect........

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Another QTND (question that never dies) and ATNC (answer that never changes). See below.Dr. BobMy girlfriend is allergic to latex, so we can't use a condom. What other protection is there?Nov 28, 2003 Hello, I'm a teen virgin and so... Read more »

protected oral sex with old condom (CONDOM IN CAR, 2009) (PROPER CONDOM USE, 2009)

I received a protected oral sex in a massage parlor for a minute or two. But the condom I used was in my car for 2 months. It has been exposed to heat over 100F. However it did not break while I received the oral sex. Does the exposure to heat any...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your condom was in the car for two months? Wow, that's quite a dry spell, dude. Do you happen to resemble Dick Cheney or something like that?Your worries are unwarranted. Heat can denature latex, making it more likely to break. Luckily your... Read more »

Condom Permeability (CONDOMS)

Some recent questions posted in the forum are really intresting and I would like the discussion to go a little further since it is a really important matter.As you were questioned about the efficacy of condoms by an AIDS activist and recently...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Why aren't health care professionals and Web sties countering disinformation about condoms? Hmmm . . . hold on a second, dearie, I'm counting to 10 so my head doesn't explode. I just did a quick search for "condoms"... Read more »

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really scared

Posted by brooklynn07, 2 Replies

hello all. here's my story. last fall i met a girl who was hiv poz. we became very close. in november of 06, we were making out when we noticed that the condom had come off inside her. she was on top, not that it matter's. we became really scared. i... Read more »

Condom Came off

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My partner is HIV positive (viral load undetectable) and I am not. We had sex on 3/13/04. The sex was not rough, however, after he ejaculated the condom slipped off inside me at some point. He said he did not feel it slip off. I am scared as... Read more »

scared to date + men, scared to date - too

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Although I know it is possible for men to contract HIV from women...I also know that the statistics are much lower than they are for men contracting from other men or drug use. I am afraid to date a HIV+ man because I do not want to be with a man... Read more »

Have been so scared

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I've been so scared for the past 7 months on and off whether or
not I have contracted HIV....It all started when I had a one time
sexual encounter with a man who was very kind but he wanted to
try anal with me and proceeded to penetrate me without a Read more »

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