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Coping With an HIV/AIDS Diagnosis

For most people, the hardest part of adjusting to life with HIV isn't the physical issues -- it's the emotional ones. HIV treatment has changed so drastically in recent years that the medical side of HIV has become much easier to tackle in most parts of the world. Newer HIV meds have increasingly few side effects, people on HIV treatment may live just as long as their HIV-negative counterparts , and many people need only take medications once or...

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Commenced Truvada and Isentress

Yesterday was I exposed to a needle stick injury involving a HIV positive male. It was a 25g needle sub dermal. I was administering the flu vaccine at the time. How effective is the pep therapy in this situation. Im tolerating the medication without...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello thereFirst, it sounds like you did the right thing in starting PEP and I would concur with that regimen. The key is now completing the full 28 days of therapy. In terms of providing an actual efficacy number that would depend on the depth of... Read more »

hiv.or std

Hi..i used a public toilet and did no 2...later notice there was no tissue paper left to clean..then i decided to pick a used one in the bin but it was dried.so l clean up am l at risk because this was very unusual of me....

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello there-HIV, the virus that causes AIDS is in blood, semen, vaginal fluids and breast milk. To create an infection, one of these four body fluids with HIV in it must come into immediate and direct contact with the bloodstream or a mucous... Read more »

Dr. Weidman, please answer me!!

Dear Dr. Weidman,I do really appreciate your advice on the following issue.I met a girl yesterday night. She said she is a porn model. We did not have sex but we only had a deep kiss with tongue involved for about 30 min. She also gave me a candy...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello thereThere are extremely rare cases of HIV being transmitted via deep "French" kissing but in each case, infected blood was exchanged due to bleeding gums or sores in the mouth. Because of this remote risk, it is recommended that... Read more »

vaginal discharge

Have had NO period for months not pregnant, haveing yellowish watery smelly discharge from vagina. whats going on with me????...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello there-Sounds like you certainly could have an STD or other medical reason for discharge. My advice, have it checked by a real (non virtual) doctor. take care,LHW... Read more »

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HIV +, married and gay

Posted by SB63, 3 Replies

Was diagnosed 16 mths ago, have been married to a women for 31 years. Ilove her and married due to religious pressure as a youth(long story). Anyway, like I say I love her, but am gay and am deeply attracted to men, I have told her I am gay, but she... Read more »

Being honest backfired

Posted by Trav

I got into fight with my ex about my status. He's upset cause I didn't tell him my status when he felt I should of told him. When I found out my status we had been broken up for over year. Before I disclosed my status to him I asked if he had been... Read more »

Labs/emotions?

Posted by Trav, 1 Reply

Since My last dr visit a few weeks ago my viral load was 163 and my T cells were 644. Am I suppose to feel happy or good about these numbers? I've read stories of people being happy their viral load is undetectable. Since my diagnosis and when I was... Read more »

Off my meds

Posted by Trav, 2 Replies

At my latest dr appt on 05/14/2013 I informed my dr I've stopped taking my meds. At this point they just want to monitor me. My dr suggest if my numbers drop to the 500s I should go back on my meds. I'm on defense about that cause my first lab... Read more »

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