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Treatment After Exposure to HIV

For serious exposures, the U.S. Public Health Service recommends using a combination of three approved ARVs for four weeks. For less serious exposure, the guidelines recommend four weeks of treatment with two drugs: zidovudine (Retrovir, AZT) and lamivudine (Epivir, 3TC). In January 2001, the Centers for Disease Control warned against using nevirapine (Viramune) for PEP because of the risk of liver damage. See Fact Sheet 431 for more...

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Stats Please- PEP-Thanks guys

HiI have just received my test results after a potential exposure and they are negative. I am on PEP med's and started them within the 72hours. I just want to know, what are the stats for infection if one has a potetial insertive vaginal...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Sorry, there are no "stats for infection if one has a 'potetial' insertive vaginal exposure with a woman of unknown status and takes the PEP meds correctly and 'timeously," because we do not generally recommend PEP for... Read more »

Started PEP after condom malfunction with my HIV positive wife

I had a condom malfunction with my undetectable wife at about 3:00am this morning and the condom broke and I immediately pulled out without another pump. Unfortunately we live in a small town and hospitals are closed during the weekend. So about...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,The hospitals are closed during the weekend??? WOWZA, just how small is your town and what happens if someone has a heart attache on a Saturday night? PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) is a general term for using approved antiretroviral drugs to... Read more »

Risk and PEP (nPEP)

Hi. Thanks so much for what you do. this site is amazing. i did search on here and got some valuable information in the past and yet today, but i do have some questions. I know you are busy with these, but i really really really hope to hear...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Freaked-Out,"The experience was letting him put his penis all the way inside me and then me pushing him out 3-4 times." But "no fu**ing per se . . . ." Hmmm . . . . Dude, the old in-and-out is indeed f**cking per se! The... Read more »

HIV testing and PEP

Hi Doc,I had sex with Russian prostitute twice during the same night in Bangkok. First time, the condom had stayed on till the end and I had taken it out safely myself but during second intercourse her vagina was a bit dry and hence, because of the...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Another banging cock in Bangkok question? Yours is at least the fifth one tonight. Doesn't anyone go to Bangkok to see the elephants or enjoy the cuisine anymore?The CDC estimates the per-act risk for acquiring HIV from unprotected (or... Read more »

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where do i find info on hiv stats

Posted by Anonymous

I am doing a paper on hiv in teens I need stats on teens in calif. and I would like to narrow the search to my own county. does anyone know where to go or how to do this. thanks for the help! you can E-Mail me at brezep@yahoo.com

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An article about HIV stats in Africa

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi, allot of attention has been focused on AIDS in Africa. Since most people can not be there to see for themselves what is happening, I believe it is very important to read other peoples reports about what is happening their rather than relying... Read more »

scary stat on hiv & death--makes u wanna not test.

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

check this...-- AIDS patients got both good and bad news on the long-term survival front. A federal report released in March found AIDS patients diagnosed in 1995 lived an average of nearly four years, compared to just 11 months for those diagnosed... Read more »

HIV-2 Stats

Posted by Anonymous

The following page provides the latest statistics from Dec 31st 1997, which I agree is a long time ago, but if you look at the breakdown by state, the breakdown by color, gender etc. it should help allay fears slightly that if you have symptoms and... Read more »

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