New Hiv Infections In Women

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In New York City, Unsafe Sex More Likely Among HIV-Infected Women Than HIV-Infected Gay or Heterosexual Men

A New York City Health Department study presented Wednesday at the 12th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston reports that HIV-positive women in the city are more likely to have unprotected sex than infected gay or... Read more »

Working with the Community to Reduce New HIV Infections Among Gay and Bisexual Men and Transgender Women

"The United States cannot reduce the number of HIV infections nationally without better addressing HIV among gay and bisexual men." So declares the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), boldly and accurately. According to the Centers for Disease... Read more »

New Research Explores Wisdom of HPV Vaccination for HIV-Infected Women

Women living with HIV/AIDS are at higher risk of infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) than women who are HIV uninfected. Moreover, if HIV-infected women contract HPV, they are at higher risk of the infection becoming a malignancy, such as... Read more »

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risk of infection by women rubbing saliva on penis

dear drA prostitute rubbed her saliva on my penis for lubrication but did not take my penis in her mouth. Further more we had sex with a condom.Can a disease be transmitted by just the saliva as i did not insert my penis in her mouth...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

HIV is not known to be transmitted through contact with saliva. Please see <a href=http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Archive/TransmissionSexual/Q99072.html target=_new>Saliva as a barrier</a> for more information.RMK... Read more »

New Treatments and Women

Do the new anti-virals and drug combination treatments have the same effects on HIV+ women as they do on men? I havehear that women with AIDS die faster than men with AIDS. Is this true, and if so, why? Thank you very much!...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Yes, the new antiretroviral agents work just as well on women. It is true that in some studies women have had a shorter survival than men. The same findings have been found when you compare African Americans to white patients and drug users to... Read more »

women infecting women

Can a women with HIV infect another women...

Response from Shannon Southall

Rocky Mountain CARES

HiThough it does carry the lowest risk it is possible. Of course one of the women have to have HIV in order for that to happen. So ensuring that both partners are HIV negative is important. Then if one or both have HIV then the usual precautions... Read more »

Depoprovera and increased HIV infections in women

How does the drug depoprovera increase HIV infection rates?...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. There is no clear answer at this time whether a woman using Depo-Provera isat greater risk for HIV infection or not. Depo-Provera is an injectable formof birth control. There is conflicting data at this time on... Read more »

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Forum - PrEP: A New Bridge to HIV Prevention for Women

Posted by lillieg

The forum will be at GMHC's 33rd street location (446 West 33rd Street, 7th floor dining hall) from 6:30-8pm. There will be panelists discussing the following: What is PrEP, how it's utilized, how and why it could be important for women, why it's... Read more »

SUPER INFECTION NOW 5% OF NEW DIAGNOSIS

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

The Eleventh Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in San Francisco opened yesterday with a bang, as a group of investigators from Los Angeles and San Diego provided long-awaited information on the incidence of sexually-acquired... Read more »

Incidence of women getting HIV

Posted by Anonymous

December 3, 2002

National News
Report: Women's HIV Risk From Heterosexual Sex Rises in Massachusetts
Boston Herald
12.02.02; Michael Lasalandra

Heterosexual sex has passed intravenous drug use as the primary way women in Massachusetts are being infected... Read more »

Women's HIV Risk From Heterosexual Sex Rises

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Well, it looks like it's now true at least in a few states in the US
This is the future ladies!

Report: Women's HIV Risk From Heterosexual Sex Rises in Massachusetts

Heterosexual sex has passed intravenous drug use as the primary way women in... Read more »

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