Is The Foreskin Vulnerable To Hiv

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sticky glans,foreskin and very small bumps around the foreskin

My glans becomes dry very fast if I take bakc the foreskin. I feel some kind of sticky substance around the glans and foreskin too. I feel a smell from my penis. This condition has been going on for 2 months. i feel very uneasy. I got STD tests...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

It sounds to me as if you have an issue with hygiene of the genital area as much as anything else. As you make have had a high risk contact for HIV transmission a number of months ago, I would advise getting tested now. If the result is negative,... Read more »

Sperm contact with glans/foreskin

Dear Shannon, Thank you so much for answering my previous question:... Read more »

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Foreskin rash, Need help fast !!!

I have what they ,My HIV M.D. is calling a yest infection ,or Diabetic lesions on my foreskin !! I... Read more »

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DUDE'S NEWS -CIRCUMCISION DOES MATTER

Posted by DUDE

Friday June 9 7:44 PM ET
Foreskin Cells May Assist HIV Transmission

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Over 40 studies have found that males who are
circumcised have a lower risk of becoming infected with HIV from an infected sexual
partner than uncircumcised... Read more »

CIRCUMCISION?

Posted by DUDE

Foreskin Cells May Assist HIV Transmission

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Over 40 studies have found that males who are
circumcised have a lower risk of becoming infected with HIV from an infected sexual
partner than uncircumcised men. In a report in the... Read more »

Is this a sign of seroconvertion? PLEASE REPLY

Posted by scared77, 4 Replies

Exactly a month ago I barebacked a guy, and I am uncut, so my chaces are bigger that if i was cut, plus my foreskin was kind of irritated from a previous encounter, not bleeding or anything but just kinda irritated.

today I had the chance to speak to... Read more »

HIV and Circumcision

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

According to a study reported in today's Toronto Globe and Mail, an Australian team has reported findings that circumcised males are 2 to 8 times LESS likely to contract HIV through the penis. This new research postulates that the foreskin is the... Read more »

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