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The actually difficulty of contracting the HIV virus!

I ready when doctor Wohl mentioned in a reply that the virus was not really such an easy one to catch that you need a large amount of inoculum to be placed in the receptive environment ( vagina, anus or blood stream to even be given a chance that...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

While reading your post, I was waiting for you to conclude that despite this protected encounter and may statement, you became infected, but, fortunately, that was not the case. You practiced safe sex. I think you are safe. People who use condoms... Read more »

How can someone contract HIV? (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2008)

How can someone contract HIV? I mean if you have sex with multiple HIV negative people, can you... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

How to contract HIV (HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2009) (Obama Budget Would Kill Abstinence-Only Funding)

If a HIV - woman and a HIV - man have sexual intercourse while the woman is on her menstrual... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

22 Women Contract HIV After Microbicide Tests in South Africa

One day after ordering an investigation into a microbicide clinical trial in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang confirmed Wednesday that 22 female study participants had contracted HIV. "We have... Read more »

Vertex HIV Drug Candidate Development Halted by GlaxoSmithKline Because of Formulation Problem

GlaxoSmithKline has stopped collaborating with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. on the HIV drug candidate brecanavir (VX-385), Vertex said in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The drug, which was in mid-stage clinical testing, would be... Read more »

Study Examines Why Merck Vaccine Candidate Might Have Increased Likelihood of Contracting HIV

Trials of Merck 's experimental HIV vaccine were halted in September 2007 because the drug might have increased the likelihood of contracting the virus rather than preventing it, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Experimental... Read more »

Glaxo-Vertex Study Tests Anti-HIV Drugs

On Tuesday, GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said early results from a clinical study show their HIV drug Lexiva is comparable to Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s combination drug Kaletra. The study's 887 patients received twice a... Read more »

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Likelihood of contracting HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

7 weeks ago I made the stupid mistake of having unprotected sex with this girl, a one-night stand. I was having [vaginal] intercourse with the girl for maybe 10 minutes at most, when I felt like I was about to ejaculate, so I pulled out (I wasn't... Read more »

Contracting HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Recently my husband found out he is HIV+. At this time I am HIV - but I have only had one test and no viral load test done. We know he was negative in the beginning of last year and now he ha HIV. When I asked him about how he got this he told me... Read more »

Contracting HIV/AIDS

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

If a person has AIDS and affected another person, will that other person have AIDS or will he/she be HIV+?

Me and my ex-boyfriend broke up about 2 years ago. I haven't spoken to him since we broke up. 2 weeks ago, he contacts me and we've been... Read more »

Did you contract HIV while using meth?

Posted by Anonymous

My name is Camilla and I am collecting the stories of men who became infected with HIV while using crystal meth for a health policy research project. If you would be open to sharing your story with me or answering a few of my questions -... Read more »

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