How To Act After Been Told Am Positive With Hiv

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my best friend just told me he is hiv positive

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

what should I do to make him feel that I care really and find out more info on this disease Read more »

My ex-bf has not told me he is positive

Posted by CaliforniaFriend

In 2007 I decided I was not happy with my relationship. Since then I had intermittent sex with my partner but hardly any. I realized he must be having sex with someone and I decided not to continue having sex because I didnt feel safe. In 2009 he... Read more »

He just told me he is positive

Posted by Anonymous

After 6 months of dating, he told me about his being positive.
I'm 30 years old, he's 27...It's one huge shocker for me.
I have, in the past 19 months lost my grandmother (who raised me)
my uncle (her son) and my best friend to an illness (thank... Read more »

Just learned my son is HIV positive

Posted by scaredmom, 8 Replies

I just found out yesterday that my 26 year old son is HIV positive. I am scared and I think somewhat in shock. What do I do now? How do I help him the most? I would love to hear from other parents. Read more »

my brother is HIV positive...i have some questions

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

last year (april), my brother was diagnosed with HIV...it litterally tore our family apart. i will never forget the day i found out, it was one of the worst days of my life. when i found out, i went hysterical...the first thing i thought was "he... Read more »

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She has told me she's HIV positive

Dear Dr. Henry:I met an amazing women a month ago, we had sex twice in the last 3 weeks, included oral sex (01)once male-female and (02)twice female-male, I did use condom for sexual act in a correctly way, after 4 weeks from meeting her, she told...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

HIV treatment is now recommended in US if CD4 count < 500. Effective treatment (usually 3 effective drugs-not just Truvada)of known HIV infection decreases risk for heterosexual transmission by up to 96% so that is a good place to start. Once... Read more »

You told me that I didn't have HIV - now I have been diagnosed as HIV positive

Dr. Bob,I do not think you will want to post this, but I hope you will read it:I wrote you some months ago and explained a high risk HIV exposure with really bad symptoms 10 days later and a declining CD4 count and ratio.I mentioned that I had been...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I'm sorry and somewhat surprised to hear that you have been diagnosed with HIV-2. First off, are you seeing an HIV/AIDS specialist, and has your diagnosis been confirmed? If so the CDC will need to be informed ASAP. As you (and I) have... Read more »

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 »

My boy friend told me that he is HIV positive. What test should i get, is my test sufficient.

Hi Dr. Bob, My boy friend told me four months back that he is HIV positive. He came to know that he is HIV positive though a PCR test. His antibody tests were negative. He was saying that he was using immunosuppressants for a longterm for a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,If your HIV-1 and HIV-2 ELISA (antibody) tests are negative out to seven months from the time of your last exposure, your results are definitive and conclusive. You are HIV negative. No additional testing is warranted. In particular, you do not... Read more »

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India Must Act to Prevent Tens of Millions of HIV Cases, UNAIDS Director Says; 4.58M Indians Already HIV-Positive

India must act now to promote condom use, eliminate the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and encourage open discussion of the disease in order to avoid "tens of millions of new infections," UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot said in an interview... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Canada: HIV-Positive People Should Always Tell Partner, Supreme Court Told

HIV treatment has not advanced enough that people with HIV/AIDS have no obligation to tell potential sex partners about their infection, the Supreme Court of Canada heard Wednesday. "We're not there yet," Elizabeth Thomson, Crown attorney for... Read more »

Illinois: Man Mistakenly Told He Was HIV Positive Sues Laboratory

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, a Granite City, Ill., man is suing a medical laboratory for mistakenly informing him he was HIV-positive. Brett Bareford, 45, was wrongly informed he was HIV-positive after he submitted blood samples for testing during a... Read more »

Proposed Changes to Ryan White CARE Act Would Harm Treatment Efforts Among HIV-Positive Latinos, Panel Members Say

Proposed changes to the Ryan White CARE Act , which provides funding for HIV/AIDS programs in the U.S., would result in inadequate funding for treatment efforts among HIV-positive Latinos, members of a panel held by the Latino Commission on AIDS ... Read more »

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