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Is it possible to have sex with HIV positive for 17 years with no protection and don't get?

My husband just found out that he is HIV positive. He did a chek up and his platelets were too low, the doctor ordered an HIV test and tested positive. We have been married 17 years and he swears to God that never betrayed me. We have a wonderful...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for posting. Sorry about the lengthy turn around time.Sorry to hear about your husband and your understandable anger.While unusual, there are very well documented cases of women who were repeatedly exposed to HIV who did not get... Read more »

"possibilities in everyday life" of getting HIV

Hello doc. What are the possibilies of a person to catch hiv in his everyday life and activities if a) is not sexual active (only masturbating) b) is not a drug user c) has not ever been in blood transfusion in a hospital. Thank you...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

Chicago Black Gay Mens Caucus

Thanks for your question,There would be <b>no risk</b> in a person's daily life without these things or a significant exposure to blood. HIV simply isn't an easy virus to get, it requires a lot of the right type of fluid... Read more »

HIV, allergies and other possible indicators of infection

Hi Dr. Bob,I apologise if this is in the wrong forum but because of the different aspects in the question I didn't know which one to put it in. My question is related to the likelyhood of me contracting HIV (I'm really trying to get...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello B,Unprotected sex does place you at some degree of risk for STDs, including HIV. Symptoms are notoriously unreliable in predicting who is and is not HIV infected. The only way to determine if you acquired the virus is to man up and get the... Read more »

My head or my liver?

Hello, I'll be brief as possible. Hiv for 18 years, no meds. Hovered around 350. Now I've had three consistant movements downward to 225 t-cell, 33,000-viral. Every thing functioning well, had hep a and b. I think it's time, been...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.In general, depression has not been a major issue with patients who start on efavirenz (Sustiva, Stocrin)-- this is not to say that there aren't patients taking the medication who haven't had worsening of their... Read more »

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Posted by MrAnxious, 1 Reply

Hi everyone,

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newly infected could possibly have aids

Posted by johnjsteinbeck, 1 Reply

i was recently infected but belive i am an extremely fast progressor. after sero my immune system was basically nil. and it has slowly gotten better.

However i now have early symptomatic signs of hiv. I have recurrent bouts of angular cheiltis,... Read more »

whats my chance of getting AIDS by giving oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

About 3 weeks ago I gave oral sex to a sex worker in China. It lasted for about 1-2 minutes and I didn't feel any cuts in my mouth. What would be the possibility of me contracting AIDS this way assuming if she was HIV positive?

This is the most... Read more »

Getting on with it!!

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Hey Guys,

I`m a 32 year old gay male.. out to my family and friends for the past 10 yrs!
Just when everything was going great in my life , career wise etc, and i feel like i`m in my prime i did a routine test only to find out that i`m H.I.V... Read more »

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