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Menstrual Blood Hepatitis
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Is it safe to swim with your menstrual period in a poolI hope you can end a long-time heated debate between my husband and I. I'm co-infected with HIV and Hep C. I have never, not once, gone swimming since my HIV diagnosis in 1988 while I have my period. I believe I do that more for my peace of...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hi.There would be no risk to other swimmers. The chemicals in the water as well as the effect of dilution due to the large amount of water in the pool would negate any and all risk of transmission of a blood borne pathogen such as HIV or Hepatitis...
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Menstrual blood on toilet seatHi I went to the toilet at work and realised after wiping myself then getting of the toilet seat... Read more »menstrual blood residueHello,Firstly thank you for providing such a fantastic resource.Sorry for asking what may be a very... Read more »
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Target "Super-Spreaders" to Stop Hepatitis CHepatitis C is mainly transmitted through contaminated blood and blood products. Since screening for blood transfusion began, the main transmission route is now intravenous drug use, through sharing and re-use of syringes. Gkikas Magiorkinis, from... Read more »
Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C Happens Through Blood, Not Semen, in Gay Men With HIV, Study SaysSexual transmission of hepatitis C (HCV) has been documented since 2000 among gay, HIV-positive men in several major cities, including Amsterdam, Berlin, London and New York. The sexual practice of fisting has been particularly associated with the... Read more »
Hepatitis C Patients May Have Abnormal Blood SugarBlood sugar, or glucose, abnormalities "are common and easily underestimated among patients with chronic hepatitis C infection," Dr. Ming-Lung Yu of Taiwan's Kaohsiung Medical University and colleagues report. In their study, the researchers... Read more »
Canadian Red Cross Pleads Guilty to Distributing HIV-, Hepatitis C-Contaminated Blood in 1980sThe Canadian Red Cross Society on Monday pleaded guilty and publicly apologized for distributing blood and blood products contaminated with HIV and hepatitis C to thousands of Canadians in the 1980s, the AP/ Las Vegas Sun reports (AP/ Las Vegas... Read more »
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Menstrual Blood
Posted by Moe, 2 Replies
Hi There,Here is my story. I was with a high risk worker women and during foreplay I started rubbing her clit with my hand (no fingering). I later put my condom and licked my hand to wet her vagina. While attempting to penetrate her (penetration... Read more » Prolonged menstrual period an HIV symptom?
Posted by anonymous34134, 1 Reply
So, I had an HIV scare in November 2007. I had unprotected oral sex with a guy (he went down on me, and I went down on him, but he didn't come). A few weeks after that I developed a bad cough and thought I might be HIV positive. I got tested 3...
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Hepatitis and HIV tests
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Recently I had an exposure to blood. At 3 months the HIV test and the Hepatitis C test have both come back negative, but I still have a question. If I had hepatitis C and my body had not yet developed antibodies to it at 3 monts, and if my immune...
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