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Is Protected Vaginal Sex Considered Low Risk
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9 weeks after protected vaginal sex w/HIV+ developed thrushI will try to keep this short and to the point but please know all help is apreciated.I met this girl in a bar and just found out HIV+ after 7 weeks.Post risk factor of vaginal sex w/condom (no oral not even kissing) by approximatly 8 weeks tested...Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W
Columbia University's Health & Related Services
Have you been diagnosed with thrush? If not, you should leave the diagnosis of symptoms up to a doctor.It is highly unlikely that you would have been infected with HIV when having sex with a condom with an HIV infected woman. Condoms are very...
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unprotected oral, protected vaginal sex -- HELP
Posted by bluestar, 4 Replies
I just want to explain what my encounter was and my symptoms one more time to see if there was something about it that could have been risky or if I'm just extremely unlucky.I visited a casual sex worker and initially had a shower. She then took my... Read more » Protected Sex w/Sex Worker
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies
I made a huge mistake over a week ago by having protected vaginal intercourse with a sex worker at an Asian massage parlor. The woman was very conscience of using a condom and checked it for breakage after I ejaculated. There was now oral sex or...
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Help! Protected vaginal sex
Posted by HannahZ, 1 Reply
Hi! First time posting and scared to death.I am a young woman who was recently engaged in a serious relationship with a man in a developing nation. We were not sexual (aside from fingering and one occasion of him giving me oral sex) until the day... Read more » Risk of Catching HIV in Single Sex Act Low
Posted by Anon_E_Moose, 1 Reply
By DANIEL Q. HANEY, AP Medical Editor CHICAGO (AP) - A study of heterosexual couples in Africa This risk is... Read more »
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