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Women and HIV/AIDS
...years passed, women have emerged asanother group hard hit by the AIDS epidemic. Even though more men than womenstill have HIV in the US, women are catching up. In some countries, HIV+ womenoutnumber HIV+ men. The proportion of HIV/AIDS cases among women has more than tripled from 8percent in 1985 to an alarming 27 percent in 2008. That means that about one infour Americans living with HIV are women. HIV has also become the thirdmost-deadly...
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Does reflux Esophagitis means HIV +?
HI DrDoes reflux Esophagitis means HIV +? i had an endoscopy done and have been diagnosed with it. i have had risky exposures all protected though. wondering if refulx esophagitis means hiv or hiv induced esophagitis is called Candida esophagits....
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
...to HIV disease.Candida esophagitis (a totally different condition caused by a fungal overgrowth) can be associated with HIV/AIDS in some cases. A biopsy will not determine if your problem is HIV related. The only way to know if you are HIV... Read more »DR BOB, Answer PLZ!!!
Dr Bob, I need your help. Almost two years ago, I had a couple of sexual encounters with a young lady who I knew from work. Most of the encounters was her performing oral sex on me, but with some vaginal intercourse along with it though it only...Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
...it's a renewable resource! Just do something nice for someone in need.Thanks for your donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). In return, my good karma is indeed on its way to you! (See I told you karma was... Read more »Shocking Condom Statistics
URL: http://www.epigee.org/guide/condomfaq.html#stdDo condoms protect against sexually transmitted disease? Latex or polyurethane (plastic) condoms are useful in helping to prevent certain diseases, such as HIV and gonorrhea. However, they are less...Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
...Hello Neighbor!The statement that "one in three AIDS victims will contract the disease from an infected partner despite 100 per cent use of condoms" is pure doggy do-do! This is Read more »Dear Doctor, Does this mean that I won't have the HIV virus, and I can't transmit HIV virus even if I had.
Dear Doctor, Here is an update from http://www.thebody.com/updates/2007-03-01.html Herpes Treatment Can Control Herpes and HIV Viral Load, Study Finds Treatment with the herpes drug Valtrex (valacyclovir) not only reduces the viral load of herpes...
Response from Brian Conway, M.D.
University of British Columbia
...You are right to say that some people who are severely immunosuppressed (as you may be) can have a false negative HIV antibody test. In that setting, the best test to determine infection becomes a PCR test, or some other antigen detection assay. Read more »
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Trichomoniasis
...Complications of Trichomoniasis? The genital inflammation caused by trichomoniasis can increase a woman's susceptibility to HIV infection if she is exposed to the virus. Having trichomoniasis may increase the chance that an HIV-infected woman... Read more »
What Are the Symptoms of HIV and AIDS?
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