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AIDS-related symptoms also include serious weight loss, brain tumors, and other health problems. Without treatment, these opportunistic infections can kill you. The official (technical) CDC definition of AIDS is available at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00018871.htm . AIDS is different in every infected person. A few people may die in a few months after getting infected, but most live fairly normal lives for many years, even after they...

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Hi Mr. KullIt is worrisome to me and many others that you say if the test is negative at 3 months, HIV is not the person's problem. Isn't it just a little irresponsible to allow people to assume they are totally free of HIV when there...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Thank you for your post. No one should take my words as the final answer. People should ultimately make decisions based on what is right for them. If you think that you are at risk for infection, you should get tested and use condoms with your... Read more »

Odd "side effects"?

1st let me say, yes, I KNOW I am getting older. That said...I have been HIV+ for 8 years and I keep accumulating odd problems that my Dr. never seems to be able to tell me what causes it or how to get rid of it. #1. Major lung problem, soft bleeding...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Hard to say with the details provided. Your HIV status (T-cell counts, HIV level, current treatment) could play a role in some of those symptoms. Usually an experienced HIV specialist-after a thorough examination and history-can sort out the... Read more »

Odd "side effects"?

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

Just about anything can be "HIV related", but I would say the likelihood is that only the boil problem is. You don't share much information about your HIV status, current therapy, or the results of the extensive workup you have had so... Read more »

ODDS

On may 28, 1999 you answered a question that dealt with the odds of getting hiv infection with anal or oral sex, unportected vaginal sex was not mentioned. What would be the odds of getting the virus from someone of unknown sero status from a one...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

These are unanswerable questions. There are statistics based on lots of assumptions. The odds range from 0-100%. For people that had one exposure and became infected (and it happens), it's 100%.MH... Read more »

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Odds of Infection

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

What are the odds/chances of being infected with HIV from a one-time oral sex encounter? I am a male who received oral sex from another male whose status I did not know. That is my ONLY risk. It was something that I was curious about, but after... Read more »

ARE THE ODDS INCORRECT???

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Most of the people, if not all resources, say the chances for getting HIV through insertive vaginal is 5/10000 right??? Well, half of 10000 is 5000, right??? So, realistically speaking, i dont think ANYBODYwould have unprotected sex with a poz or... Read more »

Odds?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Four weeks ago I had unprotected anal intercourse (I was receptive). His HIV status is unknown. Let's assume that he's positive though. I'm not going to go over all the stress I've been going through. The only so-called symptom that I've had has... Read more »

what are the Odds ?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello I had unsafe sex with a person who doesnt know if they have HIV+ what are the odds that I can get HIV+ from one sex exposure ?

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