Getting Head Afraid I Have HIV

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Help Dr Shannon! i am getting married soon and is afraid of getting HIV

Hi Dr Shannon,I need your advice2 Weeks ago,i had protected sex with a sex worker who claimed herself to be working only as a part-timer and also did a HIV check-up 1 week before having sex with me and the result was negative.But,i don't know...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiThe good news is you used a condom and condoms are effective in the prevention of HIV transmission, as long as they are used correctly and do not break or slip off. It is normal to have extra space in the condom after you ejaculate, withdrawing... Read more »

Afraid of HIV

i had a protected sex (2condommm) with a sex worker..after 2 weeks yellow bumbs headed black color... Read more »

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Afraid of getting tested... I need your help (Donation guaranteed)

Hello Dr. Frascino,I had unprotected oral and frottage nine weeks ago. I am eighteen years old. I... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Former Arkansas HIV Program Administrator Gets 5 Months in Prison

The former head of the state HIV/AIDS grant program was sentenced to five months in prison and three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to a federal charge of aiding and abetting the theft of government property. Lola Thrower, a... Read more »

Global AIDS Coordinator Nominee Randall Tobias Says Drug Industry Ties Could Help "Get a Better Deal" on Antiretrovirals

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Getting Heterosexual Black Men Involved in HIV Prevention, Part 1

Read any report on HIV in black America, attend any HIV conference or look up at an HIV prevention billboard and it's clear who is most impacted by this epidemic in the U.S.: black men who have sex with men (MSM) and black heterosexual women.... Read more »

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getting paranoid...afraid of hiv

Posted by robbieb, 1 Reply

I'm getting terrified I have HIV. Here are my exposures in the last year. Am I screwed?

One blowjob given to completion with swallowing

One partial BJ/rimming

Two times guys tried to penetrate my ass no more than 3 attempts and they didn't seem to... Read more »

For those nervous about Acute HIV symptoms/afraid to get tested

Posted by thestranger, 1 Reply

Hi guys,
just wanted to share my story for those who are afraid they have gotten HIV or who think they might be experiencing ARS. A couple months back, I had an protected encounter with a woman of unknown HIV status, and three weeks after the... Read more »

Afraid

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

I don't know what to do. I have been in denial for a long time. I have known I had hiv but never got tested until i did an anoymous test. I live in a small town, alone and don't know who to turn to. I am divorced and have two kids. I feel so... Read more »

afraid and waiting

Posted by 1234noone, 2 Replies

Hi everyone...

I'm scared because I was in a high risk situation two years ago and I recently got tested. In my head I couldn't consciously accept the danger so I pushed it far back... Now I am confronting it. I got tested last week and I will find... Read more »

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