Drinking After Someone And Possible HIV Exposure

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Treatment After Exposure to HIV

For serious exposures, the U.S. Public Health Service recommends using a combination of three approved ARVs for four weeks. For less serious exposure, the guidelines recommend four weeks of treatment with two drugs: zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT) and lamivudine (Epivir, 3TC). In January 2001, the Centers for Disease Control warned against using nevirapine (Viramune) for PEP because of the risk of liver damage. See Fact Sheet 431 for more...

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Concerned about symptoms and possible exposure after drinking too much

Dear Dr. Fawcett,I recently was very drunk and may have made a bad decision in terms of drugs. I have never used IV drugs before, however the next morning after imbibing a very unhealthy amount, I woke up with a bump on my arm that was round, red...

Response from David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

Thanks for writing. The symptoms you describe are consistent with HIV, although usually with the acute phase which occurs 2 to 4 weeks after infection. They have been known to develop later, so you should continue to be followed. Fungal... Read more »

Possible exposure and symptoms 2.5 months out from hetero contact?

Doctor Bob,I hate to sound irrational, but I really am curious about your opinion on a possible HIV exposure. Please allow me to explain the scenario.I am a married British military pilot who was recently in Reno, Nevada for work in March. One...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello British Fly-Guy,1.Protected sex is indeed "protected" if the latex condom was used properly and did not fail. Unprotected oral sex carries a very minimal risk for HIV transmission.2."Symptoms" are notoriously unreliable in... Read more »

Possible exposure at work?

I work in a home for people with learning disabilities, mental illness & challenging behaviour during my university holidays. Last June 2002 I was involved in an incident, which has left me extremely anxious and worried. I was about to shave one...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

More than reassurance, you need a blood test for HIV to be able to put this terrible fear to rest. This is the perfect time for a test--pregnancy. And it's a time when any fears about your own health are likely to be intensified because of the... Read more »

Crisis: Possible Hepatitis B/AIDS exposure w/co-worker

Thank you for taking time to answer my questions. I have three specific incidences with a friend of mine that might have put me at risk for Hepatitis B and hopefully not AIDS. In my job I work heavily with files/folders. Therefore, my co-workers and...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Nothing you describe puts you at risk of coming into contact with HIV. The only remote risk of coming into contact with hepatitis B or C--and it is very remote--is cutting yourself on the same file folder. (You'd have to cut yourself on the... Read more »

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Possible exposure

Posted by MikeyTheSailor, 3 Replies

Last night, I had been drinking with some friends. I was on my way home when I picked up a random girl off the street. We engaged in protected intercourse however, the condom ended up breaking. Her HIV status is unknown but I asked her and she said... Read more »

Scared and Worried: Possible HIV Exposure

Posted by kindahypertonic, 1 Reply

Hey everyone,

I had an unprotected sexual experience February 2, 2007. The morning after having received and given a blowjob (I did not swallow nor did he) as well as a single unprotected anal insertion [i received]- no sex, as in no continous... Read more »

Unfortunate Sexual exposure/ injection exposure

Posted by joe62, 1 Reply

Hi to the wonderful people of this website. I want to narrate my story for information and advise.
I am an expat, while away to a third world country, i had a contact with a women with unknown status, and she stayed with me for two weeks, I was well... Read more »

Possible Exposure?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

About a year ago I slept with someone on 4 different occasions who I think is HIV+. We used a condom every time -- but there was some penetration beefore the condom was put on.

What is my risk factor here? Let's say on each occasion there were... Read more »

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