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HIV and Safer Sex

Table of Contents What Safer Sex Is What Safer Sex Is Not Practicing Safer Sex No-Risk Safer Sex Activities Other Safer Sex Tips Thinking it Through What Safer Sex Is Serious, even life-threatening, infections like HIV,syphilis, and other sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) can be passed from one person toanother through sex. Safer sex is sex that reduces the chances of spreading orgetting STDs. It involves certain actions...

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Head sweating at night

Thank you in advance for your support of us all out here! I am waking at night soaked in the head region (not hyperbole). My hair feels as if I have been swimming. Had a TB test last year and was negative (subcutaneous reading). CD4 levels...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I assume you have discussed situation with your HIV specialist who has done a good basic clinical evaluation.Some background (from www.excessiveheadsweating.com):"Primary hyperhidrosis excessive head sweating to overactive sweat glands, in the... Read more »

inquiry

good day! I am HIV positive man since December 97 and once I started treating my viral load has been undetectable when, after dropping the first 50 to 40 and in the last 10 years has always been a log 20 copies and 1.30 do not know what which means...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for posting from Portugal.Your labs are generally within acceptable ranges. There are some abnormalities worth discussing. The GGT is a measure of liver irritation, it's mildly elevated, but you didn't mention... Read more »

wrong dossage

I am pregnant ( 20weeks) and HIV positive. I started taking my meds on the 8th of May 2012, which are Alluvia and Lamzid. I was told by my medical aid HIV proffetional to take 2 Aspen Lamzid and 1 Alluvia twice daily but I realised today ( 24 May...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting.Well, incorrect dosing indeed. I'm surprised that you didn't have a lot of side effects from the double dose of Lamzid (AZT+3TC, Combivir). Nevertheless, there's not much one can do now, other than to... Read more »

Treatment selection...tough time

HelloI got infected in january 2010, had viral level gradually increasing from 30k to 400k from july 2010 until may 2011 where i started Prezista + Norvir + Truvada.I got undetectable after 2 months and undetectable since then (all blood results are...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting.Sounds like you're doing very well on your current regimen. Before speaking to switching treatment, I should say that your current regimen is among only 5 "Preferred" initial regimens in the current US... Read more »

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Great News...... Meds worked

Posted by jtpa, 3 Replies

Only after 26 days on Atripla my viral load went from 88k to undetectable. I am sooooo happy I could scream.... Just wanted to share. Good luck to anyone just starting on this journey. Mine began in 2/2012 and I was in a slump, but now I am... Read more »

i think i am the worst and the most weird. can ans

Posted by paranoiafreak

can hiv cause elevated liver enzyme sgpt at 174 in early infection ( 6-9 months post exposure)? ultrasound with normal liver, spleen and gallbladder. sgpt in november was at 39.4.

Had also elevated platelet 4 months 555,000 post exkposure then t... Read more »

Thank you

Posted by nicole1992, 1 Reply

I went for my (hopefully) final test today. I was so nervous and I only slept a few hours. I went to Planned Parenthood and the nurse who took my blood kept trying to convince me to take a blood test instead of the rapid finger prick. I told her I'd... Read more »

Spoke to Quest Diagnostics Dr!

Posted by dontbelieveit

I just spoke to the Dr that performed my test at Quest Diagnostics and asked him a bunch of questions.

Q1. What generation test was performed.
A. The most current test. (He never said rather it was 3rd or 4th).

Q2. What does the test check for?
A... Read more »

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