Is It Possible To Get AIDS From Sex With Sex Worker

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Sex with sex worker possibly condom failure

Hi, at first i want to thank you all for your attention .I had sex with a sex worker on 05/03 , i used condom and it did not break. I had two intercourses, the first ocurred during two minutes aprox. and the second 5 minutes aprox. I am concerned...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiIt's good that she washed herself prior to your starting. If she did use an oil based lubricant the concern is that the condom will break as long as it does not break than the risk is decreased.2. You cannot get HIV from casual contact,... Read more »

Oral Sex and Sex Worker

I recetnly had a HIV test, which was negative...however, about a month and a half earlier I... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

Possible intentional needle poke by sex worker

I went to see a legal sex worker in a hotel room in Australia. She told me she was Japanese. Whilst... Read more »

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Condom Use Regulation Among Indonesian Sex Workers "Enormous Opportunity" to Curb HIV Spread, Opinion Piece Says

A West Jakarta, Indonesia, district government regulation that would require condom usage among commercial sex workers in the district's entertainment venues "represents an enormous opportunity for the government to take effective and meaningful... Read more »

Canadian Work Laws Endangering Health, Lives of Commercial Sex Workers, Report Says

Canadian laws that ban most commercial sex-related activities put the health and lives of sex workers at risk and should be rescinded, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network , Toronto's Globe and Mail ... Read more »

Sex Workers in Bali Begin Working in Remote Villages, Increasing Risk of HIV Transmission, Report Says

Commercial sex workers in Bali in response to strict monitoring by city officials have begun working in remote villages, increasing the risk of HIV transmission in the region, according to a report released Friday by the Bali Regional AIDS... Read more »

Brigada Callejera, a Revolutionary Sex Worker Organization in Mexico City

When members of Brigada Callejera, a sex workers' and transgender rights organization in Mexico City, came to the first of the AIDS2008 activist meetings last Saturday morning, they explained the human rights issues that sex workers here face. Not... Read more »

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15 seconds unprotected sex, possible sex worker. What are my chances??!?!

Posted by treeoflife1, 2 Replies

Had a 15 to 10 second exposure of unprotected vaginal sex with a women before coming to my senses and stopping.
Got my 7 week negative Oraquick. Is testing at 12 weeks even worth it? Read more »

PLEASE HELP EX BF Had sex with a SEX WORKER

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Someone please answer my questions- my EX bf had sex with a sex worker in Spain when he was on a cruise to Bahrain he's in the navy... this was back in Nov - we got together around May and had sex several times - mostly protected but with 2-4 times... Read more »

Expsosure From Korean Sex Worker

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Well I had a exposure to a Korean Sex worker, I went to an std clinic they tested me for everything. I am still worried about HIV and a possible subtype that is not picked up by standard elisa's. I tested for HIV 1/2 at 3 and 6 months and... Read more »

HIV Indeterminate Story from a Former Sex Worker

Posted by formerroxanne, 1 Reply

I worked as Sex Worker on a casual basis from 2007 to early 2012 and have vowed to discontinue all sex work. (Yes, this is a I have left prostitution as well as a I was HIV Indeterminate piece.)

This piece, as well as touching on the waiting time... Read more »

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