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Myths About HIV

Table of Contents Myths About HIV and HIV Treatment Myths About HIV Tests Myths About HIV Transmission Myths About Clinical Trials Get the Facts! There are many myths about HIV. A myth is a story or an idea that is nottrue. In dealing with HIV, it is important to be able to tell reality frommyth. Believing myths can result in fear, in denial, and even in damage to yourhealth. Myths About HIV and HIV Treatment The Myth: "HIV...

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HIV Fact or Myth?

I was told today that you can prevent HIV infection by bathing right after sex. I always thought this to be false. Is it fact or myth that good hygiene can prevent stds such as HIV???...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

HIV transmission cannot be prevented by bathing after sex. The best method to reduce the risk of transmission during sex is to use condoms. See <a href=http://www.thebody.com/whatis/basics.html#myths target=_new>Myths About HIV and... Read more »

Myths related to STDs

There seems to be a fairly widespread myth that an untreated gonnorhea infection will "turn" into syphilis. Is this true? Does an untreated gonorrhea infection turn into syphilis?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question. When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), there are numerous myths out there. One such myth is that if you have one STD, it can turn into another STD. In reality, when a person has one STD, it will not... Read more »

Handjob Myth

Dear BobI wold please request you to post my question. I had a massage+handjob exposure 2 months back. No-Oral/vagianl/Anal sex of any kind. 7 weeks later I got flu and I was scared that it could be becasue of this exposure. I tested positive for...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"Please 'revert" please"??? What does that mean? "Handjob myth"? What myth?If your only HIV risk was a rub-and-tug from a masseuse who wore pants, your chance of contracting the virus is nonexistent. That would... Read more »

truth or myth?

i was told you could get infected merely by having intercourse with many different partners. That is to say, if I had unprotected sex with a different person each day and I knew for a fact that they were all HIV negative, I could still contract the...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

That's a myth.Promiscuity (a sort of judgemental term), or any other type of sex for that matter, does not create HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. STIs are transmitted from an infected person to an uninfected person. If a person is... Read more »

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HIV In Prisons-MYTHS-Tattooing

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Busted! Georgia Prison Study Shakes Down Some HIV Myths

by Laura Whitehorn

April 26, 2006A new study tracking HIV through the Georgia prison system is busting some myths about life behind bars and raising questions about... Read more »

hiv is a myth?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I dont understand how some people claim HIV is a myth. I wanted to copy down some

Dr. Rodney Richards, PhD, Biochemist, Founding scientist for the biotech company Amgen. Collaborated with Abbott Laboratories in developing some of the first HIV... Read more »

Free video: "Top Ten Myths About HIV/AIDS"

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6 Month Myth

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Our own former surgeon general wrote:

HIV antibodies generally do not reach
detectable levels until one to three months following infection and may take
as long as SIX MONTHS to be generated in quantities... Read more »

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