How To Manage Stds When You Have Hiv

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HIV and STDs

Hi there...Thanks for all your great advice. I've been HIV positive for for years. I found out shortly after seroconverting and started meds soon after. My cd4 have been over 850 and viral load undetectable since going on meds. Emotionally it...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

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Hello and thanks for posting.STDs are not a great thing in general but most are very treatable and don't pose significant risks to your HIV health. You've not mentioned whether you use condoms or not for your liaisons, so I'll... Read more »

about stds (QTND: CAN YOU GIVE YOURSELF HIV OR STDs, 2011)

I was woundering I experimented with a new way of masturbating by stimulating my anus ie by... Read more »

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PEP outcome and other STDs

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Group Offers Latino Men Information on HIV and Other STDs

The Latin American Health Institute is offering a six-week course on HIV and STD prevention. The "Many Men, Many Voices Intervention" uses a combination of teaching and discussion, said Alfredo Marulanda, LHI's prevention and education case manager,... Read more »

Guam: HHS Grant to Boost DOE's Work Against Teen Pregnancies, HIV and STDs

The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has recently awarded the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) a grant of $416,667. The grant will further strengthen GDOE's endeavors to educate teenagers about the spread of HIV and sexually... Read more »

FDA Warns Companies Importing and Marketing Drugs Over the Internet That Fraudulently Claim to Prevent and Treat STDs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued Warning Letters to six U.S. companies and one foreign individual for marketing unapproved and misbranded drugs over the Internet to U.S. consumers for the prevention and treatment of sexually... Read more »

Florida: Escambia Health Officials Warn of Rise in STDs

Escambia County ranks 17th in reported AIDS cases in Florida and is in the top 10 for two other STDs, causing local health officials to target high-risk groups. The state Department of Health reports that women, who primarily get infected through... Read more »

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stds are more likely than hiv? correct me plz

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

my dr told me this, yet i didn't believe him you have a 80-100% chance of getting an std. from a female as opposed to hiv. wow that kinda makes a person feel better. as i haven't had an std. in the archives i found that, men that have sex only... Read more »

Possible exposure to HIV/STDS?

Posted by James3, 1 Reply

Possible HIV/STD exposure
Hello everyone, I was in a situation recently that has given me some concern about possible HIV/STD exposure.

I am a male, always been with women but decided I wanted to try something with another guy. I met him online, and... Read more »

Am I infetcted.. not hiv.. but other STDs though..

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

First of all, I know this is an HIV site, but the description for this forum included worries about STDs.

I had gotten tested for HIV 12 weeks after, I am negative (which is great because I was really stressing).

So, about 3 weeks ago, I started... Read more »

STDs & HIV - HELP!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

If you are infected with another STD like chlamydia or gonorrhea at the sime time you are exposed to HIV, will this "coinfection" slow down the production of HIV antibodies???? or does the same window period still apply????

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