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Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Female, unprotected vaginal intercourse Nov 22.

@ Dec 19 pains in joints, tingling, on and off sore throat, headache and pain behind eyes to date.

tested at 12 weeks, Home Access
and 13.75 weeks, Orasure
BOTH negative.

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Posted by Anonymous

REceived my test results yesterday and they were NEGATIVE!! To recap, my exposure was one of possible concern....more so than others I suppose is how I should put it. Unprotected vaginal sex with three guys...all whom I knew and talked about their... Read more »

vaginal oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Im a 19 year old male who plans to have vaginal oral sex on a 39 year old woman in a few hours. What's the risk of contracting HIV. I have nu cuts whatsoever.

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unprotected vaginal sex

Posted by Anonymous

i am female and went out with a guy about 6 times over the past few weeks. i really liked him and we had sex 2 times in one night - that was the only time we did it.
we did not use a condom but he pulled out. well, after we had sex, he dumped me the... Read more »

What are odds unprotected vaginal with herpies sor

Posted by oi812Help, 1 Reply

What are odds of transmission being insertive partner doing unprotected vaginal sex with herpies sore if lady friend is poz?

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Vaginal Secretions No Blood

I recently had unprotected vaginal sex with a married woman who had her tubes tied. Since pregnancy was not risk, I did notuse a condom and did not consider the risk of STD's until after the foolish act was over. 4 weeks after, I tested...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

I'm afraid your understanding of the female reproductive anatomy and physiology is a little off. The fact that a woman has her tubes tied has nothing to do with menstruation or risk of transmitting HIV. It simply prevents pregnancy by... Read more »

vaginal fluid - please advise me

Before a week I visited a strip club and despite the fact that I didnt have sexual contact with any of the strippers, there is an incident that keeps me worrying about. A stripper jumped on me and then I touched with my finger her ass and vagina...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

No. Touching vaginal fluid does not transmit HIV. DW... Read more »

Vaginal fluid on finger

Dear Dr. Kull, I wrote to you a few weeks ago but have not seen your reply. I know you are busy. Here is my story: I inserted my bare fingers in an HIV+ woman's vagina and fingered her for 10 minutes. (No cut or sore on fingers but some dry...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

There is no evidence that HIV is transmitted through fingering/hand contact with another person's genitals. See the response to "What are the risks from fingering someone" (http://thebody.com/sowadsky/faqs/faq1.html#fingering).DO NOT... Read more »

Risk in licking nipple that may have vaginal fluid

Hi Doc Rob,Tried searching the forums but didnt found anything this specific.I had an encounter with a sex worker. I fingered her for a while and she got wet. Then i touched her nipples after that.about a minute later, i licked her nipple,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,The HIV-transmission risk from the activities you describe is nonexistent.Donation information for The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation can be found on the Foundation's Web site at www.concertedeffort.org.Stay safe and you'll... Read more »

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