Online Support Groups For African Americans With Hiv

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HIV Among African Americans

Fast Facts African Americans are the racial/ethnic group most affected by HIV. In 2009, African Americans comprised 14% of the US population but accounted for 44% of all new HIV infections. Young African American gay and bisexual men are especially at risk of HIV infection. African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV of all racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US). Despite representing only 14% of the US...

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I slept with an african american bisexual prostitute!!!

I have written to you 4 times and counting!!!!!!!!!!Doc, I made a boo boo, as the title explicitly states. The encounter included unprotected oral, broken condom, and nipple suckage, ( I think she might have had a kid, little milk).I cheated on my...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi, Boston Bobby,1.Nope.2.Extremely doubtful, based on your history and excessive testing to date. However, HIV-antibody testing taken prior to three months is not considered definitive, and I do not recommend PCR testing for routine HIV... Read more »

There is an online PML support group!

To answer a previous poster's question, a wonderful guy from Oregon started a PML Survivors Group at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PMLSurvivors/It has links to recent studies and testomnials from PMLers who have recovered to those still...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Great news; thanks for sharing.BY... Read more »

HIV/AIDS among african american women

I'm doing a research paper on African American women who are or at risk of being infected with HIV/AIDS. I'm looking for any statistics related to the subject. Do you know of any information on this or could you direct me to a good...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

A good start for the statistics would be the CDC web site at www.cdc.gov... Read more »

HIV, Online Sex and some comments

Hi Dr. Bob!It's your old pal from the winter of 2005, Justin Case.Anyways, I had a "whoopsie," and consequently, a possible exposure and found great hope and support through your forum. I'm happy to see others have, too.I...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Justin,Welcome back to the forum!You work for a gay online hook-up Web site??? No really, that "Dr. Strangelove" is not me and even if it was, I was only doing research on Mark Foley and Ted Haggard and oh . . . that's not your... Read more »

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New African/African American Meeting Place Online

Posted by Anonymous

Greetings,

We have started a new HIV/AIDS website dedicated to African/African Americans. We currently have the ability
for users to add blogs, post information that is of use to the
community and hiv dating. We need your assistance in getting this... Read more »

Looking for online support

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I'm an African American single woman looking for heterosexual men or women to communicate with about living with HIV. I've been positive for 9 years and have never been to a support group and tried recently to find one. Unfortunately, it seems... Read more »

Question for African American Women

Posted by sadiesmom, 2 Replies

Do you feel you have good support from your church? My daughter is living with HIV and although the members of my congregation have been supportive, I have not been satisfied with the spiritual leaders. I just read an article that summarizes my... Read more »

Looking 4 Support Groups & Networking in Fl & GA

Posted by briteeyez, 1 Reply

Hello I am a divorced 34 year old woman who has been living with HIV for 11 years. I have isolated myself for years and have been ashmaed of the disease. I am finally learning to not let the disease control me and looking to meet other in Florida... Read more »

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