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Coping With an HIV/AIDS Diagnosis
...into a positive. I had a choice: I could sit there and cry and let this thing eat me alive or I could just celebrate my life and beat it. That was my choice." Click here to read or listen to how other people disclosed their HIV status. D'Jaun Black Diagnosed in 2004 "Being HIV positive has been the greatest adventure I've ever had. I kind of want to say it's like being on a rollercoaster." Click here to read or listen to...
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For the love of god please answer this foolish question
I strayed from my relationship with a woman at the office. I am an HIV phobic so the contact I was able to have with her was extremely limited. Basically, the first time, she got undressed, lay on the bed and I fingered her with surgical gloves on....
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
...Hi,Your HIV-acquisition risk is nonexistent. Additional HIV testing is not warranted. However, treatment of your HIV phobia (irrational fears Read more »Followup question to for the love of god please answer
I had written this experience to you " For the love of god please answer this foolish questionAug 3, 2009I strayed from my relationship with a woman at the office. I am an HIV phobic so the contact I was able to have with her was extremely limited....Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
...mean, come on now, be reasonable. You fingered an office gal-pal with surgical gloves on and then you both ran to the clinic for HIV testing! Your additional clarification about exactly when you got tested both times does not change my assessment... Read more »is this possible?
Hi, question:Do you think it is possible for a person to be overcome with anxiety and fear of hiv and have times that they feel hot in the face and their temperature actually elevate to around 99.4 or 99.5 and this come from anxiety?I mean, i guess...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
The most likely cause is anxiety. However, hormonal imbalances (like with thyroid disease or menopause), other infections, cancers, or other immune disorders (lupus, rheumatoid arthritis), can also cause fevers.MH Read more »Tips for overcoming irrational fears
About a year ago I had a low risk exposure to HIV at work - it was a blood splash all over my face. I was wearing glasses. I tested negative at 3 months. And thought I'd test again at 6 months - negative. Now a year later I was worried so I had...
Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.
University of Miami School of Medicine
...Your HIV test have conclusively shown that you are HIV negative. The fears you have are irrational and out of proportion to the circumstances. Read more »
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