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Carrying an Important Message; HIV-Positive Woman Turns to Churches to Help Educate Newark on AIDS Prevention

For three years, AIDS advocate Deloris Dockery has been lobbying Newark-area churches to preach HIV prevention. Early detection, safe sex, and needle exchange are topics many pastors and bishops feel uncomfortable addressing from the pulpit, but... Read more »

KNOW HIV/AIDS Campaign Considers Reworking Its Messages After Discovery of Rare HIV Strain

The " KNOW HIV/AIDS " awareness campaign is "weighing changes" to its messages following last week's announcement of the detection of a rare, drug-resistant HIV strain, which illustrates the disease "remains an elusive and dangerous enemy," the ... Read more »

Wired News Examines How Text Messaging Helps Patients in Developing Countries Manage HIV/AIDS Treatment

Wired News on Thursday examined how HIV/AIDS treatment counselors in countries where health care systems are "overburdened" and doctors are "scarce" are using cell phone text messaging to alert health care clinics about HIV-positive patients'... Read more »

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Message to worried... (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2011) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2011)

Hi Dr. Bob,I had unprotected sex about a month ago. Don't know the status of the guy. Freaked myself out completely. Started cycling through all of the possibilities of how the guy I hooked up with "had" HIV. Convinced myself that I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello, Boston Guy.Thank you for taking the time to write in and share your story and your "revelation." BRAVO! I'm very proud of you. When it comes to HIV, knowing is always better than not knowing. (See link below.)Thank you also for... Read more »

Truth about oral sex and hiv - mixed messages received from a test counselor (TRANSMISSION VIA ORAL SEX, 2010)

I have been tested at 3 months, 6 months and a year all negative. I was told that I should test up until six months from a possible exposure. The year test was the start of yearly testing I want to begin as part of my routine exams. I also tested...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Confused,Yes, there are many mixed messages out there regarding the HIV test window. Guidelines in parts of Australia advise that a six weeks test is conclusive. Other older guidelines claim six months are necessary for a definitive result. In... Read more »

HIV negative tops barebacking HIV positive bottoms.

This is not as much a question as it is a response to all of you men who are asking about the risks involved when a negative top TOPS a positive bottom. Transmission DOES occur! I know the risks are statistically lower than if the top was poz and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Thank you for writing in and reinforcing one of the many recurring themes I try to stress in this forum. Your real life experience of personally knowing three top guns who seroconverted as a consequence of barebacking hopefully will be a... Read more »

HIV PCR RNA Quantitative Test Positive (ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHY PCR TESTS SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR ROUTINE HIV SCREENING, 2009)

Hello,I have a protected intercourse and unprotected Oral Sex durimg the months of May and JUNE, and due to my curiosity, I went to the clinic and did a PCR RNA Test which came Positive this was last week, and yesterday I did a spot test which came...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You are thinking of killing yourself because you might be HIV positive. Often I skip over these melodramatic posts, as I think they are highly insensitive to those of us who struggle with the challenges of being "virally enhanced" on... Read more »

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Gay HIV Positive & Loveless

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi - I just would ike to include my oppinion on your posted message. I very much agree on many of the recommendations, suggestions and dito on much of the encouraging support from others posted. I also think SEX it's a very important part of our... Read more »

Hiv Positive Public Educators wanted*

Posted by AIDS2HIV

Aids2Hiv is looking for positive people who are willing to actively educate thier communities with a brutally honest, accurate message of education and prevention. We are NOT looking for someone to hand out the government message.

Candidate must be... Read more »

Message for Jackie_Blue

Posted by worldly, 2 Replies

Hi, jackie I sent you a private message I'm the girl who slept with the HIV positive guy and didn't know. Well, I needed to speak toy because yesterday I had a nervous breakdown and I'm on Xanax now so I'm really calm and feel like I'm high as a... Read more »

Looking for other HIV positive guys in NYC

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Tired of explaining to others. Looking for HIV positive guys in NYC. I'm 5ft 11, 180, of Italian descent. I work full time on Wall street. Don't have a Yahoo account yet, leave message here.

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