Getting Married After Hiv

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A Yes or No, Please; I'm getting married.

Dr. Dezube: Hello. Here is my question: HIV exposure on 26th June 2001; came down with classical HIV symtoms; HIV1/2 antibody testing at 15 and 18 weeks; p24 antigen testing at 15 and 18 weeks; HIV1 testing again at 29, 30, 34, and 38 weeks. All...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Dear Mark:Yes, these results can be trusted.Now please put this behind you, learn from the experience, and have a great wedding!... Read more »

getting married

I will be getting married soon and I am HIV + with no insurance. Will I be eligable to join my... Read more »

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi »

Re: Getting Married. Subtype E virus

Dear Dr. Pierone,Thanks for you answer to my recent question. My follow-up questions are: Which... Read more »

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D. »

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Articles

"The Happiest Day of Our Life" -- A Gay Couple Living With HIV Adopts

At 26, Greg was all set to get married when Frank walked through the door of his workplace. It was love at first sight. Greg put aside all thought of blending into the straight world. The two men have been together ever since. One thing, however,... Read more »

I Do! Three Medicaid Reform Proposals We'd Say Yes To

We're ready to get married -- to these three Medicaid reforms! The Update continues its analysis of the New York State Medicaid reform proposals and how they affect low-income New Yorkers, especially those living with HIV. While we've... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thailand: Study Finds High HIV Infection Rate Among the Married

Fifty-three percent of people newly infected with HIV in Thailand's northern provinces last year reported getting the virus from their husband or wife, according to study results presented at the three-day National AIDS Conference. Some 3,500... Read more »

A Married Couple Learns To Deal With HIV

A Day of Reckoning by Wayne Brown It was a beautiful morning. It had been raining for a few days and the air was fresh, no smog insight. My mind was in overdrive as I thought about kicking ass at work. I was in charge of collecting, I had to... Read more »

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Just married, could this be HIV?

Posted by peezy, 3 Replies

Here's what happened and susequent symptoms. Friday night we went to a stip club. My buddies bought me lap dance after lap dance. Many of the girls there got extremely close, sucking on my neck, nipples, ears, chest, stomach and letting me do the... Read more »

get married ?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Scenario : Male is '+', Female is "-"
First, should they get married ? seems the wife will be get involved innocently.
the family problem, the tolerance of the wife, the kids problem etcetc should be considered. Any real case ? I mean would it be a... Read more »

i loved him, married him, and eventually got lazy

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I loved him, married him, and eventually got lazy. Now I have the
virus.

It was like a fairy tale. Too good to be true. He had HIV and I
said okay to marriage. We were'nt as careful with protection as
we... Read more »

Married to West African

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

And have only dated African men for the past 10 years or more. I see very little about the risks from dating African men in the states on any website. What is this about HIV-2? What are the symptoms of that? Are they the same as for HIV-1? And,... Read more »

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