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Different Types Of Condoms
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Condom types?I have a simple yet hard question for me. I am HIV+ and my wife is HIV-. We were looking at different condom brands and styles and I found one made by Durex whic is call Avanti Bare (Next to nothing sensation) but it is not made of latex, my wife...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,Thanks for your question. I've been meaning to comment about the new Durex product, but haven't had an appropriate question to do so until yours showed up.Durex Avanti condoms are specifically aimed at folks with latex allergy. However,...
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Are there different types of HIV?A guy that I have dated on and off contracted HIV many years ago through a blood transfusion. He... Read more »love and different virus types?I am becoming involved with another hiv+ man. He has been hiv+ for 15 years and I have been for 5... Read more »
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Sexual Risk Taking Among Transgender Male-to-Female Youths With Different Partner TypesAssociations between partner types (main, casual or commercial) and sexual risk behaviors of sexually active male-to-female (transgender female) young people were examined in the current study. In Los Angeles and Chicago, the researchers... Read more »
Fact Sheet: The Truth About CondomsMale Condom Condoms and STDs: CDC Prevention Messages Pregnancy Prevention HIV Prevention Condoms and Pregnancy Update on Nonoxynol-9 STD Prevention Condom Breakage and Slippage Condom Use Consistent and Correct Condom Use Regulations and... Read more »
Condoms Have Varying Effectiveness Against Different STDsStudies have documented the effectiveness of latex condoms -- not natural or lambskin ones -- in preventing pregnancy and the spread of HIV. With perfect condom use (a condom used every time, put on before any skin-to-skin contact), chances of... Read more »
Gender Differences in the Prediction of Condom Use Among Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders: Testing the Information-Motivation-Behavior Skills (IMB) ModelThe current study sought to evaluate the predictive value of the Information-Motivation-Behavior Skills (IMB) model of HIV prevention for sexually active juvenile offenders and to explore gender differences in IMB model constructs for condom use in... Read more »
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Posted by T_BOOGIE, 3 Replies
Does the type of test you take really make a difference, like besides the rapid test. I dont know what kind of test i took but the last one i took was negative. Does the type of test make that big of a difference?
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female condom
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
My husband is pos, I'm neg. We are thinking of trying the female condom...Has anyone else used it? What are your comments?Read more »
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