Is Hiv Hard To Get

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Hiv hard to catch?

I ask because i am freaking out. Had unprotected anal sex, i was the top and i know for a fact the guy was POS. I read in some of the forums that by him having an undetectable load puts me less at risk? Also answer me this one, it was my first time...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Don't freak out. Just get the facts and do what needs to be done.Facts:1.Unprotected sex places you at risk for STDs, including HIV.2.An undetectable viral load may decrease the risk for HIV transmission, but certainly does not eliminate... Read more »

are hiv meds making it hard to conceive?

i got pregnant in 2003(when i was 36 and had been hiv pos for 13 years but not on any medication).... Read more »

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D. »

are hiv meds making it hard to conceive?

i got pregnant in 2003(when i was 36 and had been hiv pos for 13 years but not on any medication).... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Illinois: Chicago's HIV Toll Hard to Know

Chicago health experts said it is far too early to know if the city's gay community is seeing a decline in HIV infections. San Francisco media recently reported a decrease in HIV infections in its gay community, suggesting that the spread of HIV has... Read more »

U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

HIV/AIDS in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Introduction Hearing Impairment The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Stereotyping Communication Between the Hearing and Hearing Impaired HIV Among the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Lack of Information Sexual Contact Substance Abuse Access Issues ... Read more »

HIV Testing Should Become Routine, Especially in Hard-Hit Countries, Opinion Piece Says

As AIDS-related illnesses kill 8,000 people worldwide each day and 14,000 people become HIV-positive daily, "[i]t's time to move to routine [HIV] testing" in countries with high HIV prevalence, Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist writes... Read more »

Post-Election Violence in Kenya Particularly Hard on HIV Patients

Many of the Kenyans displaced by December's post-election violence are HIV patients, and for them the tumult was especially hard. For many patients, antiretroviral (ARV) treatment was interrupted, and the conditions they found themselves in risked... Read more »

Connect With Others

so hard after 15 years!

Posted by jessicaannx0, 2 Replies

Ok so im 22 years old and my dad had HIV i was only 5 years old when he passed away my mom always told me that he died from something else and i believed every word that she said. when i turned maybe 14 years old i didnt hear it from her i heard it... Read more »

Having a hard time -- need someone to listen

Posted by rerenrich, 1 Reply

I'm currently living in a hell with hiv, financial stuff, depression and
its all hiting me at once. It was good listening to the scenario's but i
am finding mine like most people all to be to unique. Being a strong
person all of my life has still not... Read more »

hard to take - why are some people so cruel

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I find it hard dealing with having HIV from a girl who only used me my for my money and couldnt care if I live or died fro it - how do you justify that to yourself? I think it would have been completely different if I had caught from a girl who had... Read more »

Hard to believe

Posted by AIDS2HIV, 3 Replies

Its hard to believe its been 7 yrs ago today, that i learned of my status and the fight for life began. just last week i learned my cd4's are at 498, the highest they have EVER been. 7 years ago, when they diagnosed me, i had to beg them not to... Read more »

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