Hiv After 10 Years

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OCD on HIV for years

Dr,I am writing to you to ask for your help, because I cannot get over it.I have OCD on HIV for years, but i used to calm down after testing beyond the 6 months mark.I have tested (antibodies) up to 15 months after the encounter, more than 5 times...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

You did well to get tested. Now that you have been tested, have confidence in the outcome of the tests. You are HIV negative, and this is something to be happy about. These tests are extremely sensitive and highly accurate.If you continue to feel... Read more »

Why should my wife get HIV after so many years

My wife and I have been having unprotected sex for just over ten years now - at the time my viral... Read more »

Response from Richard Cordova III »

treated as HIV+ then 3 years later tested HIV-

Hello there3 years ago my then partner was diagnosed HIV+, and as her partner I was put on... Read more »

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W. »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Northern Ireland: 42 Contract HIV This Year

Health Protection Agency data show 42 people have been newly diagnosed with HIV in Northern Ireland so far this year. Five of the new patients are under age 25. HPA data show more than half the transmissions resulted from sex between men, while 14... Read more »

Georgia to Report HIV by Year's End

Georgia plans to implement a system of HIV case reporting by the end of the year, without holding public meetings like those across the state when officials first weighed the issue in 1998, according to Dr. Luke Shouse, acting section chief of... Read more »

Illinois: AIDS Warnings, Instantly; Chicago Woman Living With HIV for More Than 20 Years Uses Twitter to Quickly Broadcast Safe-Sex Messages, Urge Testing

Following her HIV diagnosis in 1986, Chicago-based Rae Lewis-Thornton made it her mission to promote AIDS education by speaking out at schools and colleges, writing first-person magazine articles, and producing TV segments on the topic. Appearing on... Read more »

Myanmar Appeals for Assistance in HIV/AIDS Fight, Develops Five-Year National HIV/AIDS Plan

"Myanmar appealed on Tuesday to the international community to increase assistance in combating HIV/AIDS, as AIDS response in the country has entered a critical stage," Xinhua reports, adding, "The appeal was made by participants attending" a... Read more »

Connect With Others

i am 40 years old and have had hiv for 12 years...

Posted by Anonymous

My name is Megan Noel. I am 40 years old, and have had HIV for 12
years. I had a Dr. by the name of Kenneth J. Blair for the 1st 7
years of my care. My husband, who is negative, has been fighting
with the community to get care for me ever since. Dr.... Read more »

Been HIV+ for 28 years

Posted by bettge, 1 Reply

I have been HIV+ for 28 years. My first Partner of 11 years past away in 1992 fo AIDS. My second Partner and I broke after 14 years of being together, he was also HIV+. I am with a nice man now who is not postive and wishs he was. I keep telling... Read more »

Surviving hiv 11 years

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello. My name is Care...I am a 30/f hiv positive 11 years. I was diagnosed 3 days before my 19th birthday in 1988.
I have spent the past year building a "homepage" with my personal story that has recently won its first web award ~~ A 1999 Golden... Read more »

HIV+ 23 year old gay male in Baltimore

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am a 23 year old gay male who just found out that I am HIV+. I am looking for other gay males, around my age, who may need to talk to someone. I have been having a hard time adjusting to this new facet of my life and need some emotional support.... Read more »

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