Is It Possible To Get AIDS From Period Blood

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Extended nipple sucking and possible HIV transmission if blood present

Dear Dr. Bob. -- thanks a million for this service. You have my donation too. I read through the "nipple/hiv transmission" section, but found no similar scenario as mine. I went to a massage parlor where I met with an older sex worker in...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your HIV-acquisition risk is negligible assuming the latex condom was used properly and did not fail (break). In other words relax Max! Noshing on hooker boobs (even for protracted periods of time)is not considered an HIV-transmission risk. If my... Read more »

Possible causes of false-positive home blood test

Hi, I'm about to take my first HIV test, and plan to use a rapid blood test (Home Access... Read more »

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Uncontrolled Elevated Blood Surgars - Possible Causes?

Problem: Two months ago I suddenly began having edema in my feet for the first time. For over a... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AIDS Study Flushes Out Hidden Virus, Pointing to Possible Cure

Current HIV/AIDS drugs work by reducing the virus to undetectable levels but cannot eradicate it. Instead, HIV lies dormant in immune-system cells unreachable by medicines. Now, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Howard Hughes Medical... Read more »

Newspapers Examine Possible HIV/AIDS Treatment Through Bone Marrow Transplant

Several newspapers recently profiled the case of an HIV-positive person who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia and who has had undetectable HIV viral loads for almost two years. For the procedure -- performed by German hematologist... Read more »

UN Warns of Possible HIV/AIDS Explosion in Somalia

In a report released today, the UN warned that Somalia -- which has been without a functioning government since 1991 -- could see an explosion of HIV/AIDS unless quick action is taken to reduce risk factors. Although HIV prevalence was low relative... Read more »

Scientists Explore Possible New Way to Fight AIDS

Interleukin 7 (IL-7), a naturally occurring molecule that helps maintain proper functioning of the immune system, could be used alongside existing AIDS drugs to help stem HIV's assault on T cells, according to a study by researchers at the National... Read more »

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Going crazy over possible infection

Posted by insano, 3 Replies

I had an incident at a HIV testing clinic that has got me paranoid to whether or not I may have contracted the HIV virus. I had a finger-prick blood sample taken and tested with the Clearview HIV rapid test. The result came back negative but for... Read more »

Is it possible?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

What are the chances of being infected with HIV by accidentally stepping on a pin? I stepped on a pin (like the ones that come with new pants or shirts, but a little bit longer) the other night. After I pulled it out of my heel, I noticed a little... Read more »

Some interesting info about the WINDOW PERIOD...

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hi, ive been posting some messages for a while in this forum. This, I think, will be the last. I wrote a message to a very important hiv prevention and information organization in France, sponsored, endorsed and authorized by the government of... Read more »

Window Period

Posted by Anonymous

Hi Everyone,
My Names is Niclas and I lives in Sweden. In Sweden we have 3 month for HIV test and no more testing is needed after That. We had 6 month in the beginning and then changed it down to 12 weeks and NO ONE have taking longer than this. If... Read more »

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