Facts About Gonorrhea

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gonorrhea and hiv (HIV AND GONORRHEA)

Hi Dr RobertFirst of all, i would like to congratulate you and this site for this wonderful work. Second, i'd like to say that i am sorry for my poor english. I am from Brazil and i am not very fluent, but i will try hard.I'm worried...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Brazil-Guy,Your concerns are largely unwarranted. Gonorrhea can be transmitted via oral sex quite easily and efficiently. HIV, by comparison, cannot. In fact it's quite difficult to transmit HIV via oral sex, particularly via the receptive... Read more »

gonorrhea of the throat

I recently did some crystal meth by snorting and a few days later I ended up with a severe sore... Read more »

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Gonorrhea ......HIV.....but how?

Think everyone practicing save sex should read my story to be more careful.I have been tested... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Canada: Gonorrhea Comeback Raises Alarm in Montreal

Gonorrhea reports have increased in Montreal by 65 percent over the last five years, according to National Public Health Institute of Quebec researchers. Worse, there was a 40 percent increase in 2006 alone, when there were 1,299 gonorrhea... Read more »

Richmond, Virginia: Gonorrhea Rate Tops US Chart

Richmond, Va., had the highest gonorrhea rate in 2000 among US cities, even though the actual number of cases declined from 1999. In 1999, Richmond had the nation's second-highest gonorrhea rate, just below Baltimore's. Baltimore dropped to third... Read more »

Fact Sheet: New CDC Treatment Guidelines Critical to Preventing Health Consequences of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued national guidelines designed to help health care providers protect their patients from the health consequences that result from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The 2002... Read more »

Condoms and STDs: Fact Sheet for Public Health Personnel

Introduction Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Including HIV Infection HIV, the Virus That Causes AIDS Other Diseases Transmitted by Genital Secretions, Including Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Trichomoniasis Genital Ulcer Diseases and HPV... Read more »

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Chlamydia/Gonorrhea

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi guys, I have got a question about chlamydia/gonorrhea. About FOUR years ago I had sex with (3) prostitutes. I have already been tested -ive for HIV and syphilis. Do you think there's a chance I've been infected with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea? I... Read more »

I'm trying not to scare anyone, but facts are fact

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

In fact I'm not trying to scare anyone, and I don't want to make a kid's game out of the Bulletin Board. I'm just trying to make everyone realize that 99,9% of people doesn't cover all individuals, when talking about tests... I'm sure that 999 of... Read more »

Gonorrhea Affecting CD4 & Viral Load Count

Posted by jjdietz, 3 Replies

Hello,

I was diagnosed with gonorrhea last Saturday. I was given a shot and I'm taking medication. I'm feeling alot better, but I have to finish my medication for another week.

As of April, 2012, my CD4 count was over 2,000 and my viral load was less... Read more »

ITS A FACT

Posted by Anonymous

Its a fact some of positive people lie about their status before sex. If you are going to have sex BE SAFE! dont believe people if they tell you they are negative, they may not be. ALWAYS PRACTICE SAFE SEX!!!!! I hope we learned something here.

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