Hiv Risk Assessment

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On June 30 of last year I had protected sex with a CSW. She put the condom on me with her mouth and it stayed on the whole time during intercourse. I have two possible risk factors and subsequent possible symptoms.1. I had a sliver in my index...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,HIV is not your problem. So I'll be brief.1. Even with the recently removed sliver your HIV-acquisition risk is negligible. (This assumes the latex condom was used properly and didn't fail.)2. Water from the washcloth dripping onto... Read more »

Assess my risk

5 months ago: - lapdance at stripclub from friendly stripper (her HIV status is unknown)- during... Read more »

Response from Richard Cordova III »

Viral Load and Risk Assessment

In the 1 1/2 years I have known I am hiv-positive I have been fairly sexually active, including... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Self-Assessment May Lower HIV Patients' Risk-Taking

A key component of HIV/AIDS care is encouraging patients to curb high-risk behaviors like unprotected sex and drug use. Often, this means time-intensive and costly counseling. But a new study suggests that self-assessments could provide the push... Read more »

STD/HIV Prevention Practices Among Primary Care Clinicians: Risk Assessment, Prevention Counseling, and Testing

The authors' objective in the current study was to describe current practices of primary care (PC) clinicians for STD/HIV control services, including risk assessment, prevention counseling, and testing. Qualitative interviews were conducted to... Read more »

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment, Treatment Vital for HIV Patients on Therapy

Dallas -- Antiretroviral medications have dramatically reduced the overall death rate among patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but those same patients may now face an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to... Read more »

Rapid Assessment of Drug-Related HIV Risk Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Three South African Cities

The researchers designed the current study to assess the association between drug use and risky sexual behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in locations known to have high prevalence rates of drug use and sexual risk behavior in three... Read more »

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Assess Your Risk for HIV and Other STDs

Posted by bartleby

Answer this anonymous questionnaire to discover your level of HIV risk.
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Risk Factor and Assessment

Posted by Anonymous

I have a question for anyone who is knowledgeable in HIV infection risk factors.

About 15 weeks ago I had unprotected sex with a female stripper for about 40 seconds to a minute. I stopped her after that. I did not ejaculate. In the following six... Read more »

Risk Assessment for an encounter.

Posted by achem, 1 Reply

If anyone could please help me to assess my risk of contracting HIV from a recent sexual encounter it will be much appreciated. I am going to get tested regardless, but am hoping for some peace of mind in the meantime.

I am a guy and five days ago I... Read more »

Risk assessment, or, how screwed am I?

Posted by ratherconcerned, 1 Reply

Hi, I'm a male who has sex with men, and I have an HIV-related concern. My last negative HIV test was on 4/7/08, which was 45 days after an unprotected encounter with another guy who I know fairly well and who claims to be HIV-. (I was both the... Read more »

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