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Paranoia? (NEEDLE STICK) (URBAN LEGEND, 2009)

Dear Doctor,I must admit that recently I have been having thoughts bordering on paranoia. You see, it started a few months back when I started to develop an irrational fear of contracting HIV. Every scenario seems to be a potential threat....
Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hey Don,"I must admit that recently I have been having thoughts bordering on paranoia." Don, I absolutely agree, except I'd leave off the "bordering on!" Your anxiety is based on urban legend and irrational fears. However,... Read more »

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Hi Dr. Robert,Thank you for taking the time and reading my question. You are an idol to so many.I... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Record 34 Million Living With HIV as Treatment Cuts Deaths: UN

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India Sees Cut in New HIV Cases but Battle Not Over

While new HIV infections there have declined in recent years, disease-related stigma in socially conservative India remains widespread, hampering prevention efforts and causing unnecessary suffering. "I was working as a cook and doing well for... Read more »
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Longer, Stronger HIV Drug Regimen for Breastfeeding Women Cuts Mother-to-Child Transmission Rate, Study Finds

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Post on slow healing cuts

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Archive/Symptoms/Q9416.html

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Slow healing cuts

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Are slow healing cuts a sign of initial infection? I've had a bunch of other symptoms and some small cuts that I've gotten have seem to take weeks to heal whereas before they would only require a couple days????

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paranoia or reality?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
About a year ago on my 18th B-Day I went to a massage parlor and had sex with one of the woman there. I used a condom. I have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and depression. During the one year I have lost 40 lbs. and I remember my friend... Read more »

HIV Paranoia

Posted by dsm1981, 2 Replies
Hi All,

I'm still in the closet, so unfortunately most of my sexual enoutners have been through hook up sites such as manhunt. I've only done oral sex with other men. I do not hook up on a general basis, and if I do hook up, I mostly have chatted... Read more »

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