Information On People Affected With Hiv Over Five Years

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IRIS: A Concern for People Starting HIV Therapy

Introduction What Is Inflammation? What Is IRIS? How Is It Diagnosed? Who Is at Risk? What Are the Symptoms? How Do You Treat IRIS? What Can Help to Ask My Doctor? Special Concerns for People Living With HIV Special Concerns for Women, Children and People Over 50 What Does the Research Show? Commentary Introduction It's a mouthful of a phrase, but immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a serious...

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what can people do to help you and others affected by HIV

Dr. Bob, I have been looking through this forum for a while now and am really touched by the work that you do. I really do and i speak from my heart. Instead of being upset at the world after your infection you are out there helping people cope with...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Thank you for your very kind comments. What's my secret to being so optimistic about life??? Gosh, I'm not sure I have one. I just feel our very temporary existence on this incredible planet, including our very lives, loves, sex... Read more »

My five year old has CMV, what can I do?

Hello. I just got word that my 5 year old daughter has CMV. She has lost some of her hearing and she has pressure on her optic nevers. I don't know what that means or if that means anything. I want help her in any way that I can. I guess what I...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

Usually children who have hearing loss or other problems associated with CMV have gotten infected before or around the time of birth. I am not a pediatrician, but I am not familiar with CMV acquired at the age of 5 causing these problems. CMV can... Read more »

Information on aids resistant people who test positive for HIV but never develop active AIDS.

I need information on HIV positive people who never develop active aids. Particularly important is the relevance of DNA in aids resistance....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question.Since AIDS has only been around for about15-20 years, we cannot say for sure that there are HIV positive people whowill never develop AIDS. The disease hasn't been around long enough to knowwhat will happen... Read more »

Alcohol affects hiv test? (ALCOHOL AND HIV TEST RESULTS, 2010)

i had 2 hiv tests after 4.5 months and it was neg. it was a 4th gen test. the day before test i drank alcohol a lot. also i m a binge drinker. will this affect my hiv test? is my neg. test reliable? does alcohol stops or affects the production of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Alcohol will not affect the validity of HIV-antibody tests. See below.Dr. Bobalcohol and HIV tests (ALCOHOL AND HIV TEST RESULTS, 2009) Dec 10, 2009I am a college student and I've done a fair amount of drinking in the past. I got tested at 3... Read more »

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ive been hiv possive for five years

Posted by dee261985, 5 Replies

ive been possive for five years and dont no how to deal with it im single 25 n when i meet people the min i tell them i have hiv they turn me down im not like most people i do tell them i dont no what to do can eny 1 help me Read more »

People Affected By HIV Support Group

Posted by Anonymous

I would like to invite anyone who has a friend or family member with HIV - and is needing to talk about this - to a new email group called HIV Affected. This support group will consist of others just like you, people who don't know where to... Read more »

New Emagazine for hiv affected and infected.

Posted by kicker, 1 Reply

Ok, so a little background. A few months ago, after finding out I was positive and not knowing what to do, I decided that I would create a website devoted to people affected and infected by HIV. I had multiple reasons for this, one my neg partner... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I'm currently 15 going on 16 soon, and I had started to have sex when I was 14 (yes, I know... young). All in all, I've had four sexual partners, or five if do not include sexual intercourse. I'm fairly certain of the ones that I've had sexual... Read more »

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