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The Feminization of an Epidemic

Women and HIV in the United States Women represent the fastest growing demographic of HIV infections worldwide. In order to work on reversing this trend, we must have a thorough understanding of the unique issues that affect women living with HIV infection. To date, the medical community has focused a large amount of its research efforts on HIV/AIDS in men. 1 ,2 However, both clinical experience and the observational data that we do have...

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FROM LATIN AMERICA

Hello Dr Bob, first of all congratulations for your work. Here in Latin America its hard to find people like you. With my basic english I will try to tell you my storie: (1)Between june 2004 and january 2005 Ive had unprotected sexual relations with...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Latin American Guy,Every episode of unprotected sex (regular girlfriend and/or "other ladies") places you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. If you are wondering if you contracted HIV from your "unprotected sexual... Read more »

My experience in Central America

Hi Dr. Bob:Two weeks ago, after drinking a lot, I ended up having sex with a stripper (the classical and not so smart a lot of alcohol + stripper/sex worker combination). During this encounter my condom broke (I didnt notice until it was over) so Im...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hola Francisco from Central America,Thanks for writing in and sharing your story and a particular extra thanks for using the archives so effectively! You have correctly identified: 1) your risk category, 2) the estimated statistical risk associated... Read more »

re: HIV - SA to America

In regards to the person who asked about immigrating to the US.I was married last year to a woman with HIV and we are going through the immigration process. The US does have a waiver in place for people with HIV, it's called an I-601 (or I-690...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Thanks much for this useful info!DW... Read more »

are men getting hiv from women in america?

hi dr. frascinoare men really getting infected with hiv from having sex with women in this country? i have still never met a poz guy who wasn't either a druggie or had an obvious femininity suggesting homosexual history. and i work with poz...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"An obvious femininity suggesting homosexual history???" and you say you're a nurse? Oh my, my, my . . . . Let me guess. You must come from one of those square states in the Middle Western part of the USA, right? And you work... Read more »

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ABC NEWS - GOOD MORNING AMERICA - POZ MAG

Posted by Survivor, 1 Reply

Great Snippett from Regan Hoffman!

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AIDS/story?id=2040438&page=1 Read more »

ABC NEWS - GOOD MORNING AMERICA - POZ MAGAZINE

Posted by Survivor, 2 Replies

Great Snippett from Regan Hoffman!

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AIDS/story?id=2040438&page=1 Read more »

HIV+ stories at http://aidsvideos.org/#stories

Posted by AIDSvideos

Hi everyone - I have created a new not-for-profit web site called http://www.AIDSvideos.org/ whose mission is to prevent the spread of HIV and to assist those affected by making all the world's HIV/AIDS educational videos in all the world's... Read more »

Doing an Essay on Aids/Hiv in america

Posted by Anonymous

Please if anyone can answer a few questions about living with Hiv/Aids. I attend Bryant and Stratton in Rochester NY and for my end of sememster project i choose to talk about Aids/Hiv in america. Would anyone mind answering just a few basic... Read more »

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