Hiv Transmission Fluids

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vaginal fluid transmission hiv pos girlfriend

Hello i need to try to clear this issue up once and for all. my girlfriend is hiv + with a viral load of 200,000 and a cd4 count of 750 per last results feb 18 2012.i am hiv neg.....[a male in case your wondering] oral sex is very important to both...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi,There are two topics that I want to address with you. First, yes there are documented cases of oral transmission of female to male, but breath! The situations were perfect for transmission, cuts and openings on both mouth and the genital areas so... Read more »

Vaginal Fluids Transmission

Hi:What is the likelihood of HIV transmission if a woman masterbated herself, getting an unknown... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

No documented Vaginal Fluid transmissions?

Dr. Sowadsky, I've read that sweat, tears and saliva also contain some tracesof HIV in an... Read more »

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H. »

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HIV Transmission

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CROI 2009: Transmission

Potentially Infectious Levels of Intermittent HIV Shedding Can Occur in Seminal Fluid Despite Years of Suppressive HAART, Research Suggests Prameet Sheth and Anne-Genevieve Marcelin, Pharm.D., Ph.D., offer the latest salvo in the fervent... Read more »

Questions and Answers on the Use of HIV Medications to Help Prevent the Transmission of HIV

Table of Contents Can HIV Medications Help Prevent the Transmission of HIV? What Does ART Do? How Do We Know When It Is Working? What Does It Mean When the Viral Load Is Undetectable? I Have HIV, and I Take ART Medicines. My Viral Load Is... Read more »

OraQuick Rapid HIV Test for Oral Fluid

What is the significance of the FDA's approval of the OraQuick rapid HIV test for oral fluid on Mar. 26, 2004? What is the difference between the new OraQuick rapid HIV test for oral fluid and the OraQuick rapid HIV-1 test for blood approved by FDA... Read more »

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how much hiv in vaginal fluids

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Answer: A small amount or none. The small amount can/could be risky. There is really no documentation on transmission from female to male. There IS documentation on a few men who have had post-coital female blood infect them via intercourse. I... Read more »

HIV Transmission?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Being a senior in high school, many times "peer pressure" can get to you. But I have been blessed with good parents and have been a big factor in my growing up. I have never done drugs, never gotten drunk, and have done great in school. I have... Read more »

Possible HIV transmission/infection ???

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hello,

Hope someone can enlighten me on this encounter I had.

I've come across a stranger in the men's public toilet on 21 Apr 99, he was 'sort of' stroking his private parts when I went in.

I occupied the adjacent urinal and was just about to ease... Read more »

HIV transmission question

Posted by smr, 1 Reply

I posted this earlier and it seems to have disappeared - forgive me if I'm overlooking something and making a duplicate posting. I am just wondering if anyone out there has personal knowledge of an HIV-positive woman who's viral load is... Read more »

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