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What Are the Symptoms of HIV and AIDS?

When it comes to the symptoms of HIV/AIDS, there are three major points to keep in mind: There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. It's what you do that puts you at risk for HIV -- not how you feel. Your mind is a powerful thing. 1.There's a big difference between the symptoms of HIV and the symptoms of advanced HIV, also known as AIDS. HIV is a virus that attacks...

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Worrying about HIV/AIDS

Dear Ryan,having read through most of the questions and answers on this Forum I would like to add my own experience and thoughts and recommendations to people who worry about contracting this desease.Sometime ago I was on a business trip in Africa...

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

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Thank you for your insight. I think it is always helpful to have perspectives from different angles around the issues of anixety about being or getting HIV infected. RMK(Just one note: it is not necessarily true that people are forced into seeing... Read more »

FROM WORST WORRY-WELL EVER TO THE BIGGEST WOO-HOO!!!! (a worry well's must see)

Doctor Bob:I have been waiting for 3 months in agonyKall the while praying everyday and night that I would be able to post my own Woo-Hoo story.I like, many others had a major slip in judgement and betrayed my wife. In doing so, I placed myself in...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,When it comes to the "worst worry-well ever," or the "biggest WOO-HOO," you have a good deal of competition in both categories!Congratulations on your negative test. What a wonderful way to start the New Year!Regarding your... Read more »

Oral worry? Ps advise

Hi Dr. Bob,I just sent a question about a brief unprotected oral experience, but I forgot to add one thing! My friend who recommended you is an AIDS health expert, and he told me there is a difference between "theoretical" risk and...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,I agree with your researcher buddy. Oral sex on the shaft carries essentially no risk for HIV acquisition. Five seconds of receptive oral sex with a partner of unknown HIV serostatus would carry only a theoretical risk, which, in my opinion,... Read more »

Needle worry...very very worried (NEEDLE STICK) (URBAN LEGEND, 2009)

I went to a Club/Bar in China and i was wearing my Jeans (and also underwear inside the jeans)i was standing and suddenly i felt a sting kind of stuff on my right butt cheek. I tried to feel for what happened(after around 2 second) but cudnt find...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,A "sting kind of stuff on (your) right butt cheek"???? Oh my. Your "needle worry" is really needless worry! (See below.)To answer your specific questions:1.No, there are no documented cases of psychotic HIV-infected... Read more »

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Oral Sex (I am worried) PLS HELP

Posted by innocent2008, 2 Replies

Hey all, i'm so worried about myself and i need someone to advice me... This is my story :-
I'm living & working at Cameroon, and as mostly of people know that HIV is too much here as well as other African countries, and i made many relations... Read more »

Received un[protected oral, worried ouf my wits!

Posted by merrywell, 1 Reply

Hi I received unprotected oral sex from 2 different guys of unknown HIV status(i'm a female). I did such a stupid thing and I hate myself for it. Anyway, am I at risk for getting HIV? Is testing even medically necessary? the forum on medhelp.org... Read more »

worried about oral sex

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I've had all the classic HIV ARS symptoms, mild fever, sore throat, muslce and joint pain.....rash (now on it's 11th week) and most recently muscle tremors (I thought neuropathy happened late in HIV infection). All this after recieving oral sex (I'm... Read more »

Yes, another oral worry wort!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

About 3 years ago, I was the insertive partner in fellatio. I do not know the HIV status of the guy that "performed". In fact, I had never met him in my life. (stupid, I know) However, after this incident, I came down with the worst sore throat... Read more »

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