Hotline Numbers And Websites For People With Hiv

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What services can a hotline provide?

I am doing a report and I need to find hotline numbers about AIDS and what services they provide. What can they do to help you? Is it all confidential? Do they really help? What services do they provide? PLEASE WRITE BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! This...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.There are different types of AIDS hotlines that provide various types ofservices. Some provide information about transmission, symptoms, testingetc. Others are more specialized and provide information... Read more »

Different Stories from Doctor and HIV Hotline

Dear Mr. Kull,Last April I performed oral sex on a female prostitute. The risk I thought was low but after 12 weeks I tested and was negative. In September I developed a swollen gland in my neck and groin. The only possible exposure since my test...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

There is no exact answer to your question about the window period. Making the decision to get tested at three or six months following exposure is ultimately going to have to be your own. People in the HIV/AIDS field will have differing opinions on... Read more »

Is there any hiv + website to meet people?

Dear Doc. I`m not sure if this is the right place to submit such a question but I`d love to meet someone seropositive as me. So I wonder if there is any place on the web to contact other people in the same condition.Nowadays I`m suffering from...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

I don't know of such a website, but you may have some success with an HIV support group or one of the other organizations that provides information and support, such as GMHC. (http://www.gmhc.org)... Read more »

Confusing answers from Websites/Doctors

Dear Dr. Bob,Thanks for answering my earlier question on the subject of confusing answers. Adding to your query I searched the answers and got the follwoing question I was refering to:"Hello. The reason to get an HIV test is potential HIV...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello.I disagree with the information you received on your local HIV hotline. My responses are accurate as reported. See link below for additional information.Dr. Bob<a... Read more »

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Answers from Hotlines

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Dear Hotline,
Q: I may have had a possible exposure for contracting HIV when can I test to have a conclusive test result?
ANSWER:
You can receive a relilable HIV antibody test anywhere from 2 to 12 weeks after exposure.
The best course of action... Read more »

Hotline Associate SF

Posted by Anonymous

Hotline Associate;
Project Inform
San Francisco, CA

Project Inform is a San Francisco-based national HIV/AIDS organization that serves over 150,000 individuals each year with up-to-the-minute treatment information and advocacy. Project Inform has a... Read more »

HIV hotlines

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Can someone tell me why hotline counselors are the scariest people on the planet. I called the nyc hotline and told the lady that I recieved oral sex with a condom from a prostitute and she said I participated in a high risk activity. Stupid risk... Read more »

NYS HIV/AIDS Hotlines

Posted by Anonymous

If someone want to hear about the three month window period can call NYS HIV/AIDS HOTLINES and they can explain the window and why you can trust your test at 3 month and maybe give you all a number how many that are positive at 3 month(The CDC study) Read more »

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