Medicinal Drugs For Vaginal Relaxation

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Antiretroviral Drugs Could Be Used to Prevent Vaginal Transmission of HIV, Study Says

Antiretroviral drugs might be effective at preventing the vaginal transmission of HIV, according to a study published in the Jan. 14 issue of PLoS Medicine , the Austin American-Statesman reports. For the study, Victor Garcia-Martinez, professor... Read more »

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

Relax, It's Just SEX!

Speaker: David Evans, Assistant Director of Treatment Education, GMHC. Moderated by Tracy Swan, ACRIA. What Is Recombination? What About Re-Infection? Some New Information First the Basics Conclusion This first quarterly community forum of... Read more »

First Clinical Trial of ARV Vaginal Ring Underway

In the first clinical trial of a vaginal ring combining two antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, researchers from the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) are collaborating with the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) to evaluate whether the ring... Read more »

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unprotected vaginal sex

Dear Dr. Robert J. Frascino,In a moment of passion I had unprotected vaginal sex with a woman Ive been going out with for the last two weeks. After the act I got extremely nervous about the possible transmission of STDs especially HIV. I asked her...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You report your gal-pal "doesn't seem like a girl who would do something crazy to jeopardize her life." Yet she had unprotected sex with you during your moment of passion. She's also had sex with at least 11 guys and yet... Read more »

VAGINAL DISCHARGE etc....

Hi Doc, Thanks a lot for answering all of my questions, it realy helps me lot....Doc, my wife got lots of white vaginal discharge till today, before she was pregnant she never had this kind of discharges, i know that discharging do occurs during...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Dee,If your wife has a persistent vaginal discharge, she should see her gynecologist and/or HIV doctor. Being HIV positive can increase the likelihood that she could have a vaginal infection.There is no cure for HIV/AIDS. Silver therapy is not... Read more »

Can I relax now?

In July, I had a brief affair, and had unprotected insertive vaginal sex about five times. Soon after, I had urethritis (which was treated empirically). I began to worry about HIV after I got a bad cold during the first week of October (easily...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

The symptoms sound very much like upper respiratory infections or allergies. Given the timing of the HIV antibody test at 18 weeks, that will rule out &gt 95% of infections. A followup at 6 months will essentially rule out infection. Depending... Read more »

Is it safe to use Rogaine with medicines???

Hi Dr. Bob, Since you are a knowledgable expert in the HIV field, i hope you can offer some opinions if it is safe to combine rogaine with the use of medicines? I would like to take rogaine as a preventive measure to prevent a receeding hairline....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Ken,Yes, Rogaine is quite safe. So safe in fact that its now available over the counter (without a prescription). There are no drug interactions with HIV meds or significant side effects. So relax. You dont have to worry about looking like a cue... Read more »

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Relax?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I get a negative result after 104 days, almost 15 weeks, of the risk situation ( unprotected vaginal sex with a prostitute , whose VIH status it's unknown).

It's definitive this result and should I relax? or I need to retest?

Hope the best for all of... Read more »

Your thoughts on my risk...help me to relax

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Over the past 6 months I have had 3 encounters. One unprotected oral (I was insertive) along with protected anal. Then two more insertive unprotected orals. Six weeks after the last encounter I had an ELISA test done which came back negative.

Now... Read more »

oral vaginal

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

hi, i wonder if anyone know the update on oral-vaginal sex. i performed oral sex in a girl for about 2 min and then had sex with a condom.after that she told me that her last boyfriend had recived oral sex from prostitutes although i suspect that it... Read more »

vaginal infections

Posted by curiousme, 1 Reply

I aready know the answer, but I need some HELP, to do what I need to do, (TEST).

I am 2 + years from possible exposure. I have not tested because i fear I CAN"T HANDLE THE TRUTH!. I have not had sex AT ALL since my possible exposure, so the buck... Read more »

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