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Is Getting Scratched Safe
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"Is anything safe" Massage on scratched legHad a simple foot massage at a spa in China - just rolled up my trousers to my knees and had her massage my tierd legs from knee to toes. She insisted on a body massage in my room which I firmly declined.Post massage went back to room and to my...
Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.
Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus
Thanks for your question,There was <b>absolutely</b> no risk from the situation you're describing. Your irritated skin isn't a "way to get in your body" unless you scratched so much that you literally broke the skin....
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Nail scratching ((HIV infection)) (HIV TRANSMISSION FROM FINGERNAIL SCRATCH, 2011)Hi Dr. Robert,I had sex with a lady that I don't know. I used a cndom, but my concern that she... Read more »Follow Up: Wounds and bleeding scratches when playing sportsHi Shannon,Firstly, thank you so much for answering. On my "Case 2", the drug addict... Read more »
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Getting Pierced or Tatooed SafelyThe photo that runs with this column is almost three years old. I always thought that picture had a gee-whizzy, high school yearbook quality, which makes me look angelic or saintly. I'm neither. I'm actually kinda eclectic and kinky. Now I ask you,... Read more »
India: Games Village Gets Condom RefillA ready supply of condoms helped make safe sex an important, if unofficial, event among the 7,000 athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, which were scheduled to end Thursday evening. India's National AIDS Control Organization... Read more »
Living Safely with HIV and PetsPets can be a wonderful source of fun, companionship and comfort. Unfortunately, a lack of knowledge about zoonoses -- diseases spread from animals to humans -- has led some providers to suggest that people with HIV should not own pets. While it is... Read more »
Why Do We Tolerate People Who Are HIV Positive and Spreading the Disease?"We have all these programs and HIV prevention people are scratching their heads saying, 'How can we help people with HIV?' When it is all said and done it's up to the community to say, 'we just don't want HIV to spread.'" So says Thomas J. Coates,... Read more »
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For the worried well about Bird scratches
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
It is impossible to become infected with The HIV Virus from Birds.Dr. Anonymous 2001 Read more » Vaginal secretions, shaving and scratching
Posted by grcboy30
I am a male who recently had sex with an ex gf. We had been broken up for 8 years. I used a condom which didn't break and we did not engage in oral sex either way. My question is, I shaved my chest and just below my belly button but above my pubic... Read more » Infection throgh scratches
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi, Hope someone can advise. I've always been served by this HIV positive beautician for about 2 years and have not feared for my life before. BUT since 11 Oct 1999, I've been living in fear of contracting HIV. On that day, while she was massaging... Read more » HIV from Scratch
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
To Whom it May Concern:Here is my dilemma. A couple of months ago I visited a "titty bar" and received three lap dances. During one of the dances I felt the dancer scratch my neck with her fingernail. Throughout the remainder of our session... Read more »
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