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PREVENIR CONTAGIO POR HIV (IDEA ORIGINAL DNA)
Posted by TOLKIEN
MEDIDAS DE PREVENCINTRANSMISION SEXUAL La utilizacin del preservativo es el nico mtodo efectivo de prevencin de la infeccin por HIV en la medida en que sea utilizado correctamente y se respeten las condiciones de eficacia. CONDICIONES DE EFICACIA Cada... Read more » PERIODO VENTANA / HIV (idea original DNA)
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A QUE SE DENOMINA PERIODO DE VENTANA?El Perodo de Ventana o de seroconversin, se corresponde con el primer estado de la infeccin, es decir que, a pesar de un resultado negativo (no reactivo), la persona puede estar infectada y, por lo tanto,... Read more » periodo de ventana/HIV (idea original DNA)
Posted by TOLKIEN
A QUE SE DENOMINA PERIODO DE VENTANA?El Perodo de Ventana o de seroconversin, se corresponde con el primer estado de la infeccin, es decir que, a pesar de un resultado negativo (no reactivo), la persona puede estar infectada y, por lo tanto,... Read more » MODOS DE TRANSMISION DE VIH (IDEA ORIGINAL DNA)
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EN QUE LUGARES DE NUESTRO ORGANISMO SE ENCUENTRA EL HIV?El HIV se encuentra en todos los lquidos y fludos de nuestro cuerpo, pero slo en la sangre, el semen (includo el lquido pre-seminal), los fludos vaginales y la leche materna el HIV tiene la... Read more » MODOS DE TRANSMISION VIH (IDEA ORIGINAL DE DNA)
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EN QUE LUGARES DE NUESTRO ORGANISMO SE ENCUENTRA EL HIV?El HIV se encuentra en todos los lquidos y fludos de nuestro cuerpo, pero slo en la sangre, el semen (includo el lquido pre-seminal), los fludos vaginales y la leche materna el HIV tiene la... Read more »
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your ideas on testosterone level and HIV viral loadDr. Bob,We know that HIV virus in males often causes reduction in testosterone levels. As the HIV viral load is lowered by meds, can testosterone be expected to rise again? Does the patch cause testicular atrophy which might be avoided if an...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi,No, HIV levels in the blood are not directly correlated with testosterone levels. Hypogonadism in the setting of HIV disease can be caused by many factors, including damaged testicles (usually from HIV-related infection, not a swift kick), drug...
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crazy ideaI was just wondering if, by any remote chance, blood transfusions would be a good treatment for HIV or AIDS. If, as the HIV-positive blood recipient, you could get a fresh supply of healthy T-cells from the HIV-negative blood donor, wouldn't...
Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.
University of Utah, School of Medicine
Dear Ana,It sounds like an attractive idea, but it doesn't work. Here are some of the reasons. A typical blood transfusion is only the red blood cells; CD4 cells (T cells) are a type of white blood cell. 99% of T cells live in the lymph nodes...
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Is Weight Loss Surgery a Good Idea?I have been HIV+ for seven years. I've also been very healthy, and continue to be. I'm not currently medicated as my viral load is still only about 1,100. The thing is that I have also always been fat. Healthy and fat, my whole life.I...
Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.
Brown University School of Medicine
Tough question. I don't know of any info on wt loss surgery in a person with HIV. Your concerns seem very well founded to me. Also wt loss surgery is very difficult and associated with numerous nutritional problems post-op. Indeed the...
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International Health Insurance - Any ideas??There must be hundreds if not thousands of individuals that are living and working abroad as expatriates that suffer from HIV. However, it seems as though most large international medical insurers are refusing cover for otherwise healthy individuals...
Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U.
HelpWithBenefits.com
I'm afraid I do not know of a single insurance company that will knowingly write a health insurance policy for someone HIV+. Private insurance companies are generally profit-making organizations and do not want to accept any more...
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Financial Tax to Fund HIV/AIDS Relief a "Bad Idea""HIV/AIDS is terrible, and so is poverty," but demanding "a tax on financial transactions to fund HIV/AIDS relief in poor countries" is "a bad idea," writes Eamonn Butler, director of economic-think tank the Adam Smith Institute, in an Addis... Read more »
WHO's Idea for Universal HIV Testing Raises Hopes, FearsAIDS experts and public health advocates are weighing in on a recent study that suggested the AIDS epidemic could be reversed by an aggressive test-and-treat strategy. "Universal and annual voluntary testing followed by immediate antiretroviral... Read more »
Seattle Meeting Focuses on Ideas to Strengthen the HIV WorkforceOn October 4, 2011, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) hosted the second in a series of five Implementation Dialogues in Seattle Washington at Swedish Medical Center. The theme for this meeting was "Building Capacity Within the HIV... Read more »
U.N. Academic Seminar to Provide Ideas to Halt HIV/AIDS Epidemic in AfricaA one-day seminar taking place Tuesday at the United Nations University seeks to facilitate research by international academic institutions toward the goal of halting HIV's spread across Africa. Cornell University is helping organize the Social and... Read more »
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