How Long Can HIV Symptoms Stay Inactive

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inactive herpes and hiv transmission

I have recently been diagnosed with hsv, the location being at the base of the penis (always use condoms, but apparently the condom didn't cover the base). I am aware active hsv erosions can increase ones hiv risk. my question: if I continue...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,As long as the skin is intact, which would mean no active HSV lesions, your risk of acquiring HIV would not be increased. However, I should mention the reverse is not true. It is possible to transmit herpes to your partner, even when no symptoms... Read more »

How Long Can I Stay On A Drug Holiday?

Due to fatigue, I would like to take a drug holiday so I can catch up on much needed apartment... Read more »

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Staying on Septra Long Term

Hey there. I got my third set of test results this year and so far so good. I tested positive in... Read more »

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for hiv- people with long lasting symptoms

Posted by Jambasher, 4 Replies

And for anyone interested. Its my first post. Great site, helping probably millions of people. Wonderful work!

This is maybe not the right place to do this but still:

There seem to be the rather frequent occasion of people suffering from long lasting... Read more »

Trying to stay hopeful, symptoms unfolding?

Posted by countingdays, 4 Replies

Day 13. Now I am really wigging out.

Spent most of the day away from the web, away from symptoms, speculation, and misinformation.

Tonight, bilateral lymph node swelling in my neck, just above my collarbone and along the neck as well. Visible.

My skin... Read more »

Stay Strong Stay Strong -you may be negative.

Posted by magnum, 1 Reply

I have delayed getting tested for 10 years.

I am a black male. I had unprotected sex with a sex worker in Atlanta, and contracted gonorrhea in 1999.

One week later I got the worst sore throat I ever had.

Four years later, I got post nasal drip from... Read more »

How to stay upbeat?

Posted by kclost, 3 Replies

Hi everybody. I've been all over the place emotionally since finding out, but reading over this board has helped. One thing I've noticed is a kind of sharp divide between people who seem to have a great outlook and trying to live normal lives, and... Read more »

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