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Something that looks and feels like HIV. DELETED

Posted by LQZ, 4 Replies

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Feeling effects of stigmatization towards HIV/AIDS

Posted by HIVstigmastudy

Coping with HIV/AIDS: How the Perception of Stigmatization Affects Adherence to Medical Treatment and Disease Prognosis

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My name is Eric, a graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. I am working on a research... Read more »

HIV+ and feeling like my world is caving in...HELP

Posted by mepos_himneg, 3 Replies

I'm new here and I'm a hiv + women that is in a relationship with a hiv - man. We've been together for several years however I just found out that I was pos. He is having a very hard time accepting this (i.e. the "elephant" Syndrome). We both are... Read more »

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My HIV+ lover feels unattractive

Posted by Anonymous

My lover used to feel that his HIV+ status made him sexually
unattractive. He also felt guilty cause he may have infected
others before he knew he was infected. It has taken a long long
time for him to allow himself to be loved and to feel... Read more »

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Will I feel like I did before HIV?

Dr. Bob,I was just diagnosed with HIV 6 months ago. I work out regularly with ease, however, I feel a shortness of breath walking up slight hills or slight stairs. I'm 38 years old, eat well, work out 5X a week and I'm feeling too...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi.Sorry to hear about your recent HIV diagnosis. With or without HIV and/or antiretrovirals I doubt any of us feel as "energetic, vibrant, and as youthful" as we used to, because time only marches in one direction. Consequently none of us... Read more »

Mixed Feelings (PEP and HIV SPECIALISTS)

Hello, I been worried sick since the end of last month. My boyfriend and I had a threesome with an HIV+ guy. Now, he did not mention this until we have done some stuff. We all shared blow jobs, he gave us rim jobs, there was kissing involved and he...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Mnage-A-Trois Guys,Are you overreacting? Yep! In my opinion you are overreacting and your doctor is over-prescribing. I would not have encouraged a course of PEP for such a low-risk encounter. As for your pending PCR RNA test, well, I... Read more »

How do you feel about Qraquick HIV 1/2 test

Hey Dr. Bob, It's J again, thanks for the response to my questions which I posted all below. Just had a couple more questions.1) How do you feel about the Oraquick HIV 1/2 rapid test2) Would this test be sutable for my 12 week test to make...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi J,1. OraQuick HIV-1/2 rapid tests are reliable. A negative test outside the window period is considered a true negative. A positive result is considered only preliminarily positive and needs to be confirmed with a Western Blot before a diagnosis... Read more »

Feeling like crap. HIV?

Two years ago I had a one night stand with some woman I picked up at bar. Week later my tonsils swelled and had white crap all over them. Antibiotics didnt work. Had HIV test at 4,8, + 12-13 month mark - all negative. But still my glands in my mouth...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Is it safe to rule out HIV? Absofrickinlutely! Your repeatedly negative HIV tests out to 12 months are definitive and conclusive. HIV is not your problem. No way. No how. I cannot diagnose the cause of your symptoms over the Internet. But I... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Botswana Feels Brunt of HIV/AIDS Apathy

A recent report by the Norwegian aid agency Fafo and the Botswana National Productivity Centre said South African multinational companies are dragging their heels about implementing HIV/AIDS policies in their Botswana subsidiaries. The study... Read more »

Feelings of Stigmatization May Discourage HIV Patients From Proper Care

HIV patients who experience or perceive disease-related stigma were four times as likely as those who did not to report poor access to medical care in a recent study. Individuals who felt "internalized stigma" were also three times as likely to... Read more »

Interview: Feelings Matter in Curbing HIV

Addressing youths' mental stress and the coping mechanisms needed to negotiate safe sex are just as important as practical condom-use instruction, a new report suggests. The report by Celia Lescano of Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and... Read more »

Mature Woman with HIV Feels Shunned by Her Own Community

Permit this old lady an opportunity to step up on her journalist soapbox and speak out in recognition of the overlooked women in the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the silent older women, who, as a group, were given conspicuous short shrift at October's... Read more »

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