Is It Possible To Have A Sexual Relationship With Hiv Boyfriend

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Worried About Possible HIV Infection From Boyfriend

I met my boyfriend over a year ago and we started an active sexual relationship, I then found out that he used to be into drugs, although mainly cocaine and escatsy, but he did on several occasions inject heroin. About 2 years ago, he got very sick...

Response from John A. Bartlett, M.D.

Duke University Medical Center

Given your boyfriend's history, I would strongly recommend that both of you have HIV testing.... Read more »

IsSafe sex with HIV+ boyfriend possible?

I am a female with a heterosexual HIV+ boyfriend and we would like to have safe - condom protected... Read more »

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W »

My boyfriend is HIV+ and I am not

Hello. I started dating this guy a couple of months ago. About a month after we started dating he... Read more »

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Articles

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

Teens Talk About Sexuality, Relationships, Decision Making, and STDs

Decision Making: A Series of National Surveys of Teens About Sex is a new of survey "snapshots" on adolescent sexual heath issues from The Kaiser Family Foundation and Seventeen magazine. This nationally representative survey is part of a broader... Read more »

The Disclosure Dilemma

My boyfriend and I have been dating around three months and we have decided to move in with each other. He told me he was HIV-positive right from the start, and has been on disability for a while now. My boyfriend indicates no signs of getting sick... Read more »

Concurrent Sexual Relationships Not Uncommon Among U.S. Men, Contributing to Spread of HIV, Study Says

Eleven percent of men in the U.S. report that they have conducted multiple sexual relationships at the same time during the past year -- a behavior that could be contributing to the spread of HIV in the country -- according to a study published... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

"Being Faithful" in a Sexual Relationship: Perceptions of Tanzanian Adolescents in the Context of HIV and Pregnancy Prevention

The "B" in the "ABC" HIV prevention strategy stands for being faithful. Little is known, however about what adolescents think about faithfulness and reducing one's number of partners, including their understanding of its implementation within... Read more »

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HIV+ for 2yrs. My first relationship since help??

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I've know that I am HIV+ for 2 years. My boyfriend dumped me when I found out. Finally found someone that I can date and is okay with me being +. My question is for other mixed couples. We have been having protected sex. Recently we started... Read more »

HIV - with HIV + boyfriend....PLEASE HELP!!! DELETED

Posted by celloy, 7 Replies

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My boyfriend is HIV positive....

Posted by ladycatalpa, 4 Replies

My boyfriend and I had been friends for almost 5 years before we got together so I knew he was HIV+ before we started this relationship. He contracted it through a blood transfusion when he was 3. He's also a hemophiliac. I thought I knew what I... Read more »

HIV/AIDS and sexual relationships

Posted by Anonymous

I am with HIV Youth writing an article about HIV/AIDS and sexual relationships. If you are an HIV positive youth (single or in a couple) let me know what you think about dating and sex. It could be included in my article!!

I have had a very hard time... Read more »

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