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Hiv Diagnosis No Longer Devastating
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Ask the Experts
Devastated by symptomsDear Doctor Bob,I am a longtime fan and forum viewer. Since my last negative HIV test 4.5 years ago, I have developed some symptoms that have me very nervous to test. My risk is as follows: sex with 4 women using latex condoms without noticable...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hey D,As for a latex condom breaking and "who the heck knows," you would! When condoms fail, they do so very dramatically. Mr. Happy's head generally comes poking out, just like your head pokes out of a turtleneck sweater!As for your...
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My partner is devastated that he infected meHello,Last year my fianc had an opportunistic infection and was diagnosed with AIDS. He currently... Read more »devastating acute phase/low VLI was diagnosed in the acute phase of my infection. I had my first blood draw when I was still... Read more »
Articles
Living Longer With HIV/AIDS Includes Developing Chronic DiseasesDavid Brown, 45, has been beating the odds for 20 years. Diagnosed with HIV in 1990, when he was 25, he had seen many of his friends and one partner lose the battle against AIDS. "I knew that it was a death sentence for me too," Brown says. But... Read more »
Some HIV-Positive People Taking Longer to Initiate Treatment, Study SaysSome HIV-positive people in key demographic groups do not seek treatment any sooner than they did in the past, and some people now take longer to initiate treatment, according to a study published in the Nov. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious... Read more »
To Treat or Not To Treat ...Let's say you have just received an HIV diagnosis, due to Pneumocystis pneumonia, a CD4 count of 120 and viral load at 260,000. Ask 100 doctors if you should be treated with antivirals (in addition to antibiotics and subsequent prophylaxis for the... Read more »
CDC: Hispanics More Likely to Have HIV Than Whites, but Live LongerThe Associated Press : Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "estimate that 1 in 22 black Americans will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime -- more than twice the risk for Hispanics and eight times that of... Read more »
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no longer just HIV+
Posted by Anonymous, 9 Replies
This is my first time to this site, my doctor thought it would be good for me to use this as a place for learning and help.I went to an STD clinic to get my test, knowing I would test poz. Like so many other gay men, I got into the crystal... Read more » New diagnosis-HIV
Posted by Anonymous
I found out I was positive about a week before Thanksgiving and two weeks after my Dad's death. I have been in quite a funk and have some major issue in my mind. I have taken off work and will be for a little while longer.I have not stated meds as... Read more » Total Top No Longer Fooling Himself
Posted by JakeLA, 10 Replies
I was more than taken aback when I learned 4/4/06 the DNA HIV test I had taken two days prior had come back positive. I am 29, bi but mostly gay, white male with a graduate degree and a voracious sexual appetite, who is now experiencing IRONY at...
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how infection doubts devastated my life
Posted by jackass, 3 Replies
I got my school report today and my highest note is D..I didn't study the exams because of stress .. 4 months ago I used to plan about being #1 in school.. Read more »
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