How Can I Tell My Boyfriend I Am Hiv Positive

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I just found out my boyfriend is HIV positive , what do I do? (PREGNANCY: HIV POSITIVE MALE AND HIV NEGATIVE FEMALE 2010)

My boyfriend and I have been together about a year and he contracted HIV about two months ago. I love him and I've chosen to stay with him but I am concerned for my own health because I do not have HIV. We have used condoms when we have sex but...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry to hear about your boyfriend's recent HIV diagnosis. Regarding your risk, I suggest you read through the information in the archives of this forum in the chapters dedicated to magnetic couples, HIV-sexual prevention and... Read more »

I just found out that an ex boyfriend is now HIV positive.

Hello and thank you for being here to answer our questions. I am currently an HIV+ female that was... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

How do I support my boyfriend who recently tested HIV-positive?

My long-distance boyfriend recently told that he tested HIV-positive. He's getting a second... Read more »

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My Boyfriend is HIV positive

Posted by honeybee55, 3 Replies

I have been with my boyfriend since June 2004 ..I just found out this past month that He is HIV positive I knew he was on meds of all kinds wasn't exactly positive for what though...I finally sat Him down and talked to him and asked him to please... Read more »

My boyfriend is HIV positive....

Posted by ladycatalpa, 4 Replies

My boyfriend and I had been friends for almost 5 years before we got together so I knew he was HIV+ before we started this relationship. He contracted it through a blood transfusion when he was 3. He's also a hemophiliac. I thought I knew what I... Read more »

My boyfriend thinks that he is HIV positive

Posted by Anonymous

My boyfriend thinks that he is infected, he went for 2 tests and they were both negative, now he says that he has to wait 3 months which will be in jan from the time it happened. I am going insane and he is getting sick... I don't know what to do... Read more »

boyfriend just tested positive for hiv

Posted by lion355, 1 Reply

I am a woman and my boyfriend just tested positive for HIV. Ours is a long distance relationship, so the sex was irregular. We had unprotected sex during the course of one year. I was negative in the beginning of our relationship and he was... Read more »

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