Gender Differences Of HIV Infection

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Multiple Sex Partners and Perceived Risk of HIV Infection in Zambia: Attitudinal Determinants and Gender Differences

The authors introduced their study by noting, "While there is much attention on perceived risk of HIV and subsequent cautionary behavior, evidence of the reciprocity of the relationship between recent risky sexual behavior and perceived risks of HIV... Read more »

"His" Story and "Her" Story: Gender Differences and HIV

What began in the early 1980s as a plague of the gays, found only in white homosexual urban American males, has over the course of the last three decades diversified its wrath to affect millions of men, women and children of every sexual... Read more »

HIV/AIDS Therapy: No "Substantial" Difference Found in Antiretroviral Therapy Benefit by Gender

Amsterdam researchers M. Prins and colleagues of the Municipal Health Service found that the beneficial effects of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy do not differ between the sexes. The investigators "reviewed the available literature on the potential... Read more »

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gender cd4/cd8 differences

hello drs,I have a two part question with advance thanks for your response 1. do men and women experience a somewhat similar discourse relative to % of cd4 drop and % of cd8 increase from time of infection on and during the progression of the...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

1. Yes, one can see similar drops in CD4 counts and rates of progression in men and women, even though women can have lower viral loads then men over time.2. People can be HIV infected and have a normal ratio. An inverted ratio should never be a... Read more »

gender differences

IS it true that men and women progress differently? Also if two people (one male, one female) are infected with the same virus can it be more progessive in one than the other or it depends on how viralent the strain is? (This is in the absence of...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

Great questions, and the answers are longer than I can post here. It is important to know that we still don't have enough studies looking at gender differencesHere is the short answer. Women and men appear to progress at the same rate to... Read more »

INFECTED GENDER

WHICH IS THE MOST HIV INFECTED GENDER ?...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Where? In the world about 50% (one half) of all people with HIV are women. In subsaharan Africa they are the majority (about 60%). In the US there are more men than women by more than 2 to 1. Both sexes can be affected...it is a matter of... Read more »

Different manifestation of a common primary HIV infection symptom?

Dear Dr,Thank you from the bottom of my heart that you have been stretching your helping hands to those who desperately need some answers. I posted a question about couple weeks ago but went unanswered. I would appreciate it if you could kindly read...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Dear Worried Soul,As I hope you and our other readers know this Forum is dedicated to questions pertaining to HIV-related Fatigue and Anemia, questions pertaining to possible infection should be directed to our forum on Safe Sex, Prevention, and... Read more »

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Gender trainers in Kenya & Uganda

Posted by Anonymous

CAFOD is looking for two gender trainers for workshops with partner organisations, planned for the first 4 months of next year in Kenya and Uganda.

CAFOD, the official development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, works... Read more »

Different Q & A about hiv testing:

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

clarificatoin on testing?
Posted: Apr 2, 2001

is a negative result at 4 1/2 months on a salive test goor/reliable after a low risk exposure(fingering?) thank you

The OraSure testing system is generally thought to be an excellent screening tool and... Read more »

5 or 6 weeks negative. How much difference?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I have read that "The standared HIV test, the HIV antibody test would be positive within 3-4 weeks of exposure." I'm kind of confused here since if they say the standard antibody test (I assume they mean ELISA) would be positive with 3-4 weeks, then... Read more »

Fighting the battle on many different fronts!

Posted by dbport, 4 Replies

I was diagnosed as HIV+ 17 years ago and a PWA for the past 14. When I first found out, there was very little else I could think about, other than the fact I had HIV, I'd seen many friends die of it, and was waiting for my turn to go too. My turn... Read more »

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